The Ark

Dean wanted a personalised number plate. Now was our chance with the caravan.

 

We tossed around many variations of the same theme, and at last it was decided, ordered and even arrived before we took delivery of the caravan. So, here it is in the photo. 

 

Why Ark 2? Well, for one thing, you have to get what is still available. Some of his first choices were already taken. 2? Well, there are two of us, and off we go, together.

 

The Ark. We have long had an interest in the ark that God asked Noah to build so many years ago. Dean has built a model of it, which we have with us in the car. He is happy to talk about it anywhere we go.

 

Many people have a misconception of the ark as their image comes from caricatures in children’s picture books, where the giraffes have their heads sticking out the top and there is clearly not enough room for everyone.

 

But no, the real ark was not at all like that. It was a three-storey marvel of engineering built by Noah and his three sons over a period 120 years. For all that time Noah preached safety and escape from the coming judgment. But the people did not believe him. There was plenty of room for everyone who would come, but they were left outside to perish because of their unbelief.

 

So the ark speaks of God’s provision to escape the coming judgment. It speaks of safety; security during times of trouble (the great flood and violent seas); and of God’s care for us.

 

In God’s hands we are in our place of safety. We are in our ark.