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“Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.” Genesis 7:23 (NIV)

The news is all over the media: Hurricane Harvey has caused considerable damage to the city of Houston, TX, and adjacent areas, all the way to the Louisiana border. The hurricane hit the area with such fury, that it torn down buildings, homes, electric poles, and other types of structures. It  also completely submerged vehicles and filled streets with water to the point of reaching the roofline of houses, which made certain portions of the city very dangerous and life-threatening.

No one anticipated such a devastation when word came out that Hurricane Harvey was making its way into the area. As a matter of fact, some people chose to stay in their homes and wait it out. Many of those people have not made it out alive, because the area where they lived became unsurmountable for rescue workers to offer their services.

Any time we are faced with a calamity of this magnitude, we tend to get closer to God and put our affairs in order, because we do not want to chance losing everything that we have, including the opportunity to spend eternity with God in heaven.

Though Hurricane Harvey had much more force than the infamous Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city of New Orleans, LA, back in 2005, it is not the Great Flood and it is not going to wipe out the entire earth with its fury. However, as we look at all the damage and destruction it has caused to the city of Houston, TX, we can – and should – take a few minutes and thank God for all that He provides for us, day in and day out, and for His protection that is always over us.  Perhaps we can place ourselves in Noah’s place, by being people who open our arks, a.k.a. homes and hearts to people who have lost everything they had and have nowhere else to go. In times like these, we can practice hospitality and really show our neighbor the love of God, which, in many cases, is what they need, even more so than things that can easily be lost in the blink of an eye.

“Father, use us as conduits of Your love on this earth, so we can bless those around us. You are the Giver of all things. May we never be greedy with those things.”

For His Glory

 
Luska Suzano
TRBC Women’s Life