Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8
Today I had the most excellent conversation with some new friends at my local Starbucks. It was one of those conversations that begin knowing full well God orchestrated. Those are indeed, the best kind! During the course of the conversation, my new friend asked me a question. She said, “Who is your favorite woman in the Bible?” What an interesting question. I sat and pondered as she explained, “I’m going to be speaking at my church on a woman of my choice from the Bible and I just don’t know who.” I replied, “My favorite woman in the Bible is the wife with no name.” Confused and a bit bewildered, my new friend sought to learn more. “It’s Noah’s wife,” I said.
You see, there’s not much written — in fact hardly a word — on Noah’s wife. She’s a quiet character in the story of Noah, but plays the leading supporting role. The mere story itself suggests many things I believe to be true about Noah’s wife that serves to be a lesson for all of us.
The story of Noah begins, if a story can actually begin when one is 500 years old, with God finding favor with him and his family because he was found righteous. God found favor in the hearts of Noah’s family, destroyed everyone else upon the earth. Not once do we read of Noah’s wife complaining, belittling or questioning Noah.
Instead, we find the wife with no name in complete obedience to her Father in heaven as she follows with honor her entrusted husband.
May we learn from Noah’s wife the power in obedience to our God . . . even in the midst of unbelievable circumstances, unfathomable storms and undeniable messes . . . only to find, in His great plan, the promise of all things new!