In 1990, Robert Fulghum authored a best selling book titled All I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Doing a take-off of that title, someone (I know not who) wrote “All I Needed to Know I Learned From Noah’s Ark.” I reproduce it below with a few comments of my own and commend it to our readers for their serious reflection.
- Don’t miss the boat.
- Remember that we are all in the same boat.
- Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.
- Stay fit. Even when you are quite old, God may have something big for you to do. (Noah was about 600 years old when he built the ark.)
- Don’t listen to critics. Just get on with the job that needs to be done.
- Build on high ground.
- For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.
- Speed is not always an advantage. The turtles were on board as well as the cheetahs. (I have long remembered and profited from the story of the tortoise and the hare.)
- When you are stressed, float for awhile.
- Keep in mind that the ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic by professionals, but the ark floated and the Titanic sank its first time out.
- Remember – No matter the storm, when you are with God, there’s always a rainbow waiting.
- Once again – Don’t miss the boat.
And there’s only one boat that will take you safely to the port where you want to dock. Check out John 14:6 and Ephesians 4:4-6. Find out what the one body mentioned in this passage is by reading Ephesians 1:22-23. In fact, reading the entire epistle to the Ephesians would prove to be a spiritually enlightening and enriching exercise. It provides a full explanation of that spiritual “ark of safety” that God planned and purposed from all eternity, brought into existence by the blood of Christ, and in which is to be found all who have been reconciled to Him. Don’t fail to get on board.
Hugh Fulford