Hello friends! I returned about a week and a half ago from my first trip to the “Blue Grass” state, otherwise known as Kentucky. While there, I had the amazing opportunity to experience a life-size replica of Noah’s Ark called the Ark Encounter. The Ark was built to Biblical dimensions and is truly a sight to behold.
Walking through it gave me such a surreal sense of what it must have been like for Noah and his family during the days of the flood.
People often wonder how all the animals could have fit inside the Ark, and I was reminded that the Bible tells us they were “kinds” of animals. In other words, there would have been a dog “kind,” a cat “kind” and so on, which helps explain having enough room.
As I gazed around the various exhibits and displays found within the Ark, I saw large terra-cotta-colored jars lined up on one side showing what it was like to store food and water for the people onboard. You know, I had honestly never spent much time thinking about them having to store water before. I had also not really thought about how they were able to get light inside the Ark. There were so many logistical details that had escaped me when reading through the Biblical account.
Our God is a God of order and detail and not only do we see that in creation as a whole, but also in the instructions given to Noah for building the Ark.
Having the opportunity to experience the replica of the Ark in person really helped the Biblical account of Noah and that period in history come alive for me. If you have some vacation time coming up and are in the area, I’d highly recommend a trip to the Ark Encounter.
In the meantime, feel free to check out a blog post I did called, Dry Ground, where I talk about what happened when the flood waters receded and relate that to other passages in Scripture about dry ground.
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My encouragement: let us go be radiant this week, reflecting the light of Jesus.
Go Be Radiant 