God Kept His Promise to Noah

Genesis 8:1–9:17

Our true story comes from the book, or part, of the Bible called Genesis. The word genesis means “the beginning.”

God told a man named Noah to build a big boat called an ark.


And Noah did just what God told him to do.


Then God sent two of EVERY animals to Noah—that’s why the ark was so big. It had to fit two giraffes, two elephants, two rhinos, and ALL their food! So, Noah put all the animals in the ark just like God told him to.


Then God said, “Noah, you and your family get on the ark and stay there. I promise to keep you all safe.”


And God kept His promise. Even after it rained for 40 whole days and 40 whole nights covering the WHOLE earth with water, God kept them safe.


After lots and lots of days, the water went down, and land began to appear.


Noah didn’t know if it was safe to come out yet, so he sent a dove to see if the bird could find land.


Soon the dove came back. That meant there was no dry land yet. So, Noah and his family couldn’t go out yet.


Later, Noah sent out a dove again. This time, the bird brought back a branch. That meant there were trees! This was great news. If there were trees, then there was land!


But just to make sure, Noah waited and sent the dove out one more time.


And this time the dove didn’t come back! It had found a place to live!


God told Noah, “It's safe now. You and your family can come out of the ark and bring all the animals with you.”


God kept Noah and his family safe just like He promised. And then God made a rainbow! The colorful rainbow in the sky was a sign of the promise between God and every living creature that God would never flood the whole earth again. And when we see a rainbow, it reminds us that God keeps His promises.



Bible Paraphrase: Trust the LORD with all your heart. – Proverbs 3:5, NCV

Text Truth: God keeps His promises.
Family Devotional

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.” — Genesis 9:12-16

God told Noah to build an ark—a huge boat. And Noah believed God keeps His promises. So, Noah did exactly what God told him to do. He followed God’s plan and built the boat, took care of all the animals, and made sure his family knew what to do.

It was hard for Noah, because he didn’t understand everything about God’s plan. We don’t have to understand everything to trust God with all our heart. We just have to believe God loves us and keeps His promises.

Trust the LORD with all your heart. — Proverbs 3:5

With you family, make a list: What are some things God has told us to do that we need to do? Love one another? Share with one another? Forgive one another? Be kind to one another? There are so many things!

Pray with your family. Thank God for each member of your family. Give each family member the opportunity to pray if they want. Read your family's list of things God wants us to do that we need to do. Acknowledge that God's plan is always best, even when it is hard to understand. Ask that God help every family member do the things they need to do.

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