Quiet After the Storm - Treasures of Faith - Week 3 Day 5

TODAY'S TREASURE

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord... Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.

Genesis 6:8–9

I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

Genesis 9:13

Transcript

Quiet After the Storm

Chuck and Sharon Betters

Today’s Treasure

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord... Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.

Genesis 6:8–9

I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

Genesis 9:13 

The flood didn’t come the day Noah finished the ark. After decades of preparation, there was still waiting. In fact, after God gave the final instructions and Noah obeyed, it was seven more days before the skies opened (Genesis 7:10). Waiting, especially when surrounded by mockery and isolation, can be as much a test of faith as the building of faith.

Noah’s faith journey was not filled with fireworks or applause. It was quiet. Long. Lonely. He likely lived under a cloud of public ridicule. It is not hard to imagine whispers behind his back, children laughing as they passed, neighbors exchanging glances that said, “There goes the crazy ark builder.”

Yet Noah pressed on. He didn’t have a cheering section. He had God's Word. And that was enough. His obedience, though countercultural and misunderstood, pleased God. Genesis 6:9 tells us he was blameless among the people of his time, not because he was perfect, but because he walked with God.

Walking with God means step-by-step obedience. Not running ahead. Not dragging behind. Not walking alone. And God’s presence in that walk was Noah’s strength. He didn’t need the world’s applause. He had the Lord's approval.

When the waters came, God didn’t abandon Noah to navigate the storm alone. Genesis 7:16 says, "Then the Lord shut him in." What a picture of God’s intimate protection! The door Noah had so carefully constructed, the final piece of the ark, was sealed by God Himself.

Inside the ark, Noah likely endured chaos, animal noise, cramped quarters, and uncertainty. The rain fell for 40 days, but the earth remained covered in water for 150 days (Genesis 7:24). Yet even there, in the middle of judgment, Noah and his family were safe. And not just safe—they were in the very center of God’s plan.

Your faith may feel ordinary. Your obedience may feel lonely. But walking with God, even when you’re the only one, makes you a light in the darkness. Noah didn’t see the immediate result of his obedience. He just stayed steady in the storm, trusting the One who had promised to carry him through.

Is there an area of your life where God is calling you to trust Him in the silence? A place where the world doesn’t understand your commitment? A season of waiting where nothing seems to be moving forward?

Keep walking. Keep trusting. God will shut you in when the time comes. He sees your faith, your daily choices, your quiet perseverance. Your steadiness in the storm is your testimony. And just like Noah, your endurance might be the very thing that leads your loved ones into the ark of salvation.

After the storm came stillness. After judgment, mercy. Noah and his family stepped onto a cleansed earth, their senses overwhelmed by the absence of what once was—the familiar now replaced with the unfamiliar. No buildings. No people. Just the sound of birds and the sight of open sky. And above it all, a rainbow.

It must have taken their breath away. God placed this radiant sign in the clouds as a declaration: Never again. Never again would He destroy the earth by flood. It was more than a gesture of comfort. It was a covenant. A binding promise sealed by divine love.

Genesis 9:12–16 records God speaking this promise not only to Noah but to every living creature for all generations. And in the center of the covenant stands the rainbow, arching across the heavens as a testimony of God’s grace.

The rainbow reminds us that judgment is real, but so is mercy. Sin is serious, but God is good. The flood was God’s righteous response to human wickedness. But He chose to preserve life. He chose to restore hope. He chose to make a covenant.

As Noah offered sacrifices of gratitude, God smelled the pleasing aroma and responded with grace. Noah’s worship invited God's blessing over the future. The rainbow was God’s visible response—not just for Noah, but for us.

LIFE-GIVING ENCOURAGEMENT

We still see God’s rainbows, often after storms. They stretch across gray skies like a banner of beauty, whispering of God's faithfulness. When your life feels flooded with fear, disappointment, or sorrow, look for the rainbow. Remember the promise.

God doesn’t always remove the storm, but He always keeps His Word. He places signs of His presence all around us—through Scripture, community, creation, and the whisper of the Holy Spirit.

Is there a storm in your life today? A situation where judgment feels heavy or the skies remain gray? Let the rainbow remind you: God sees, God knows, and God promises. He is faithful to every generation. What He began in your life, He will complete. He doesn't forget. He restores.

PRAYER

Father, when the waiting is long and the road is lonely, help me to stay faithful. Teach me to walk with You in every moment, and let my quiet obedience speak of Your goodness. Thank You that You are the One who shuts the door and shelters me in every storm. Amen.

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Adapted from Treasures of Faith by Chuck and Sharon Betters with permission from P&R Publishing

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