Filadelfia International Church Barcelona

The story of Noah and the flood is probably one of the first Bible stories that we can remember learning. Often the emphasis is placed on the size of the ark or what it would be like to live in a “floating zoo” for that length of time.

But one of the key things we can see when we read that story is about the sacrificial offering that Noah made after the flood had receded.

In Genesis 8:20-21, it is said:
20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.
21 The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

Noah’s sacrifice was one of thankfulness because God’s wrath had been satisfied.
Genesis states, “Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD” (Genesis 6:8), was delivered from God’s wrath, and then responded in an act of thanksgiving to God.

The message of Noah’s sacrifice is clear: God’s wrath had been satisfied.
There was no need for Noah to do anything else to remove God’s wrath. He simply needed to thank God for His deliverance.

Do you believe that God is a God of justice? The story of Noah tells us that He is. The good news is that once His wrath has been satisfied, no further payment is required.

This principle is also seen at the cross. Jesus died to satisfy God’s wrath on the sins of the world. Once Jesus’ sacrifice is applied to you by faith, there is nothing else that needs to be done to take away God’s wrath. This should lead us to be thankful to God.

🙏 God, thank you for the truth of the story of the flood. Thank you that your wrath has been satisfied and that I am now free to do good work out of gratitude for what you have already done for me. Please give me a thankful heart today. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Devotional taken from the HarperCollins Christian Publishing