Title: Dove Faith
Title: Dove Faith (Genesis 8:6-12)
During World War II, many young Americans were issued warrants from the military. Hundreds of soldiers flocked to the Washington train station, and there were tearful separations every day from the families who sent them. One of the citizens was lame and served late into the night with a cup of hot cocoa on a tray. Sometimes he even brewed his own cocoa. He poured the cocoa and said, "Good luck. I will pray to God every day for your victory." Then a young man said: Are you not the president? The old man pouring cocoa was the 32nd President of the United States, Roosevelt. He volunteered to deliver warm cocoa to the young men who came out of the train station every night and left for the training camp despite physical discomfort. Serving does not wait for the right time. Rather, only the decision to humble ourselves every moment can lead to a life of service. If there is no small service today, no one will be able to serve until the day of death.
That's right. The mission entrusted to us We believe that we can do great things when we are faithful in small things.
Today's text is about forty days after the ark stayed on the mountain of Ararat, and Noah opened the window in the ark and brought out ravens and doves.
7 He brought the ravens out, and they flew to and fro until the waters dried up on the ground.
Noah put out the raven first. The crow has a strong image of an unclean, unclean, predatory bird that eats carrion, and has long been regarded as an ominous bird. Mainly through his cries, the crow's cries appeared when something happened in the house or when someone was pictured.
Until I read this book, I preached that crows were birds that did not fulfill their responsibilities because they were birds that did not fulfill their duties and flew away.
The perspective has changed. People say that crows are unclean and sinister birds, but good for lust? Aren't the many crows almost extinct?
It is said that the crows were brought out from the ark to find the dry water on the ground, but the crows flew to and fro until the water dried off the ground. He was loyal to his work.
Then put out the dove.
8 He also put forth a dove to see if the water has run out of the ground, and the dove eats fresh food, a clean, gentle, peace-loving bird.
That's why I titled the dove faith because the dove is a pure and gentle bird that symbolizes peace and is a faithful bird that fulfills its responsibilities.
The dove is loyal to the text.
9 And when the dove could not find a place to rest his feet, because there was water all over the earth, he returned to the ark and came to him, and he stretched out his hand and received him into the ark.
The pigeon looked for a place to lay its feet, but returned without finding it.
The open Bible interpretation of this is as follows. It is worth noting that the dove came with a new olibu leaf, or fresh leaf, but the dove did not come with a rotten leaf floating in the water. Pigeons always eat only clean and fresh plants, so they came to eat new leaves of olive trees from well-watered land.
And pigeons like sweet things, but the olive leaves are quite bitter. Nevertheless, the dove's arrival with an olive leaf suggests that he has fulfilled his mission.
12 After waiting seven more days, he released the dove, and he never returned to him again.
The fact that the dove was put out and did not come back means that the dove, who was faithful and fulfilled his mission, did not reveal himself.
Even animals fulfill their missions and are faithful, but it does not make any sense to say that God's people, who were created as the commanders of all things, are not loyal to the tasks God has entrusted to them.
I hope that the precious work that the Lord has entrusted to us, even if it is a small thing, will come true.
1 Corinthians 4:2 Loyalty should be sought of those entrusted with it.
I hope that you will become faithful believers like doves.