GENESIS 8:1. “And God remembered Noah and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters aswaged:”
GOD REMEMBERED. Does God forget anything He does like men who forget so easily? No, it is impossible that from His hand or word there comes anything that is so insignificant that He would forget the reason for its being or coming into existence. God has a purpose in everything, whether it be the smallest vein in my body or the shape of my skull; whether it be the ceaseless muscle of my heart, or the smallest muscle that makes my eye twitch. Perfectly coordinated in every way is the order and movement of the planets and the atoms. He who makes it rain can stop the rain. He who forces water from the ground can stop the wells. He who made the wind can send the wind. He who moved the animals to seek the shelter of the ark remembers each one in its place. God remembers what He does.
Does God forget anybody like men forget names and faces? No, it is impossible that any person He has given as a heritage to human parents could go unremembered. Never will He cast off from His memory and reused by man in the interest of science, a being made in His image. God remembers the millions that mothers reject. God remembers those living in forgotten orphanages and shelters – because they originated with Him. Men abuse and forsake – God remembers. Men ignore and forget – God remembers. The sparrow on the housetop alone and separated from its kind – God remembers. The pelican out in the desert far away from its natural habitat – God remembers. The baby left on a doorstep in the middle of the night – God remembers. One man and his family rejected by men, perhaps ridiculed and despised, floating on a shore- less sea - God remembers. Among the billions of people on earth today, troubled souls listen to the Gospel and seek the Lord – God remembers. Insignificant preachers praying for those they will speak to – look to God for relevant messages and ways to reach the lost – God remembers. Alone like a small sliver on the face of the waters for five rainy months, the ark and its precious cargo floats in the rain as millions die – maybe Noah wondered if God remembers where he is.
“Father in heaven, in this small place among the huge cities of the earth, this small insignificant man calls to Thee on behalf of those who are listening to the Gospel. None of us is worthy of the least of Thy mercies. Yet, for Thine own reason we are here in this place seeking for the salvation of the lost who listen to the good news of forgiveness and eternal life through Christ. Hear my prayer; save these souls; remember them for Thy Son’s sake; move upon the dark waters of human unbelief and disregard; send the wind over the earth that they might live. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”