“He reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back unto him self.” (Genesis 8:9)
After Noah and the ark had been many days on water, he sent out the dove. It wandered far and near but found no dry land. The bird was tired, its wings wear weary; it must have been hungry and thirsty, so it returned to the ark. And Bible says, Noah “reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back unto himself.”
Have you wandered away from the Ark? From the place of safety and security? Are you tired and weary from all your wanderings away from Christ, the Fountain of Living Waters? You have travelled far and near, and there is no dry land for you to settle on. Are you trying to craft out your own salvation rather than trust in Christ? Bible says, “they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.” (Jeremiah 2:13).
The prodigal son soon got tired of his “broken cistern” and returned to the Fountain, and he was readily and heartily welcomed. “Come”, Jesus calls to you, “Come out of this life of hypocrisy, come out of this life of chasing after temporal things, come out of chasing after things that do not satisfy – and I will give you rest!” He will not condemn your past, but will give you a better future!