Evan Almighty

Tonight, we had a great time together as family.. Despite the estimate on our car repairs (tires and alignment), getting another hefty estimate on our daughter's dental plans (the one that fell exactly 4 years ago losing root and tooth and 48 stitches), we did two great things to lessen the mental burden of future financial matters: seeing Rachel Williams' newborn baby girl, Jordyn Mitsou Williams, born sometimes around 5:41 p.m. today on our daughter's tenth birthday (congrats go to Steve and Melanie Williams, proud new grandparents of Jordyn) and watching the movie, "Evan Almighty" together as family!!

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I was singing Zoe's new song, "Everlasting God", most of the day today. I love the lyrics that reads:

"Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord,
wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord."

This gave me a strong reminder that we must remain strong in the Lord as we wait for His good will to unfold in our daily lives and as we see the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, soon!.

I was watching this movie, "Evan Almighty", a must-see, Lowenstein Movie Buff five-star rating!! It made me think of how Noah and his family had to endure 120 years of mocking by those living around Noah. Remember, it never rained where they lived (possible). Genesis 2:5 quotes that God had not sent rain and plants/food grows from the streams from the ground.

I feel for Noah! He was a righteous man before the eyes of God! I receive my share of mocking, too, for preaching His Holy and Everlasting Word. Like God called Noah to build the Ark, God called me to build on His Kingdom bringing lost and hurting souls to Jesus.

At the end, Evan was calling people to come into the Ark to avoid destruction of their lives. Remember, this was filmed last year, 2006 or so. I'm not saying that this is the "truth". This is just an analogy. Something, destructive, was about to unfold. Yet, the town, neighbors, news reporters, police officers, politicians and friends continue to mock and belittle Evan. At first, he didn't understand what God has in mind.

I'm not going to tell you how this story ended. See the movie for yourselves. I can relate a whole lot to Evan, better a truthful and a man of God, Noah! Warnings that I preach from the Bible are often unseen because people closed their eyes and look away. They do not want to hear (see) it. Or, it reached a "hard heart" because the teachings were too tough to accept.

My question is, as you watch the movie (for the sake of analogy), are you one of the people on the ground or are you a part of Noah's (Evan's) family in and on the Ark?

"While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape." 1 Thessalonians 5:3 (niv)