Have you ever seen a parade of animals? Perhaps it was a herd of cows, following each other from the field to the barn, perhaps a row of high-stepping horses, or perhaps a parade of wild animals in cages, drawn along the street. Did you. stand by and watch and wonder and ask questions about this?
Our story today is about the greatest parade of animals this world ever saw since the day when Adam named them all. This parade included every animal, bird, and creeping thing in the whole world, and at least two of every kind. Now, wouldn’t that be a parade worth seeing?
No doubt the children watched and asked questions, just as you would do today. “Where are all the animals gng?” “What are you going to do with them all?”
Noah, the man who gathered all the animals, was ready enough to answer their questions. He was a preacher of righteousness, and he told the people that their ways and thoughts were not right in the sight of God. He told them that God was going to punish their evil ways, by sweeping them all away with a flood, and therefore God told him to build a big boat, called an ark, in which all who were inside would be safe when the flood came.
What did the children say? Did they say, “We want to come in too, and be safe from. God’s judgment?” I don’t know what they said, but I know what they did. They stayed outside, because they did not believe God. And the flood came and destroyed them all.
What Will you do? Will you believe God? That is all you have to do, to be sheltered from God’s wrath against sin. Isn’t it a simple thing, even for a little child to do, or a strong man, or a poor sick patient? Believe God. That is all the righteousness that He requires. “This is the work of God, that ye bieve on Him whom He hath. sent.” John 6:2929Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. (John 6:29).
Noah’s three sons were in the ark, safe from the flood of waters. Will you, dear children, find in the Saviour whom God has sent, your place of joy and safety, now and for eternity?
“THEY DID EAT, THEY DRANK, ... . UNTIL THE DAY THAT NOE ENTERED INTO THE ARK, AND THE FLOOD CAME, AND DESTROYED THEM ALL.” Luke 17:2727They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. (Luke 17:27).
ML 07/22/1951