Noah was not spared because of anything he had done, but because of God’s grace alone. As such, Noah’s only proper response to God’s grace was to be complete surrender.

Think of it like this: Imagine you wake up in an ambulance and the EMT says to you, “You’ve been in a terrible accident. But we’ve got you. We’re going to save you. Just let us work.” They’re not asking you to get up and assist them. They’re asking you to surrender to them.

You say, well, I’m mostly surrendered to God. But there is no such thing as “mostly surrendered.” What good would it do to “mostly surrender” to the EMT? Yeah, I’ll just pull out one or two of these cords. It’s no biggie. I’m still “mostly surrendered.” In the same way, mostly isn’t enough for God – He wants our total surrender to Him, our loving and all-powerful God.

• What area of your life is most difficult to surrender fully to God? Why?