Genesis 8:1-22

"Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose. And the LORD was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, 'I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things. As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.'" v20-22

Noah shows extreme patience as he waits for the flood waters to recede and God to tell them when they can come off of the boat. Please keep in mind that he has spent almost a year cooped up in this boat with, animals (animals that poop and stink), his family (this can be good, but I am sure tension happened), no cell phone, no TV, no Computer, no Internet, no Ipod . . . you know the things now we feel like we can't live without.

When God gives the ok, the first thing Noah does is build an alter to the Lord so he can sacrifice a burnt offering with the clean animals appointed for that. God finds this aroma pleasing, and though we are sinful by birth, God's love proves strong by him making a covenant that He would not destroy the earth or the human race again until final judgment.

Noah put God first, he could have easily went out to see the damage or the new things but instead, He built an alter for sacrifices to the Lord. Do I put God first in everything or does He come around when I get to it? My prayer is that I will put God first!