March 20th, 2026
by Leah Farster
by Leah Farster
When God Asks for the Impossible
Scripture:
“Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.” — Genesis 6:22
When we read the story of Noah, it’s easy to focus on the animals, the flood, or the size of the Ark. But tucked inside the details is a quiet, powerful truth: God asked Noah to do something that made no sense — and Noah obeyed anyway.
The Ark, built exactly as the Bible describes, would have been enormous. In 1909 a wooden vessel was constructed, called the Wyoming, 100 feet shorter than Noah’s Ark, and 25 feet less wide. The boat was plagued with constant flexing, bending, twisting, and buckling. Separation between the hull planks that no caulking could ever fully seal. Eventually the Wyoming sank with the loss of all hands on deck.
Ever thought of how the boat was built? I hadn’t. Noah built it, not because he understood shipbuilding. Not because he had proof it would work. Not because he could see the storm clouds gathering. He built it because God said to. Noah’s obedience wasn’t rooted in engineering — it was rooted in trust.
No mast. No mainsail. No rudder or ship’s wheel. A shelter from God’s wrath, typifying Christ, outer shelter from God’s holy wrath. And maybe most astounding of all, the Bible lends to the belief that the Ark was built on dry land, no where near water!
God didn’t ask Noah to understand the physics.
He didn’t ask him to predict the weather.
He didn’t ask him to calculate buoyancy or stress loads.
He asked him to trust.
And Noah’s trust became the very thing that carried him through the waters.
Blessings
Scripture:
“Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.” — Genesis 6:22
When we read the story of Noah, it’s easy to focus on the animals, the flood, or the size of the Ark. But tucked inside the details is a quiet, powerful truth: God asked Noah to do something that made no sense — and Noah obeyed anyway.
The Ark, built exactly as the Bible describes, would have been enormous. In 1909 a wooden vessel was constructed, called the Wyoming, 100 feet shorter than Noah’s Ark, and 25 feet less wide. The boat was plagued with constant flexing, bending, twisting, and buckling. Separation between the hull planks that no caulking could ever fully seal. Eventually the Wyoming sank with the loss of all hands on deck.
Ever thought of how the boat was built? I hadn’t. Noah built it, not because he understood shipbuilding. Not because he had proof it would work. Not because he could see the storm clouds gathering. He built it because God said to. Noah’s obedience wasn’t rooted in engineering — it was rooted in trust.
No mast. No mainsail. No rudder or ship’s wheel. A shelter from God’s wrath, typifying Christ, outer shelter from God’s holy wrath. And maybe most astounding of all, the Bible lends to the belief that the Ark was built on dry land, no where near water!
God didn’t ask Noah to understand the physics.
He didn’t ask him to predict the weather.
He didn’t ask him to calculate buoyancy or stress loads.
He asked him to trust.
And Noah’s trust became the very thing that carried him through the waters.
Blessings
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