I watched a bunch of 3 and 4 year olds play a soccer game this weekend.
Well… I use the phrase “play a soccer game” very, very loosely.
It’s adorable.
No one keeps score, and no team is declared the winner.
It’s a laidback environment focused on giving these cute little kids exposure to the sport.
It made me think of the contrast in emotions to much higher stakes soccer games I had watched before.
We loved attending BYU soccer games when we lived there, but the emotions were so much more dramatic.
The games were long, the skills were insane, and the anticipation was intense.
There was always a winner, and there was always a loser.
In real life, different people, teams, parties, or groups prevail at different times.
In Noah’s time, the flood waters prevailed against the earth.
They prevailed against every person, every creature.
Total defeat.
“And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth”. (Genesis 7:19)
But who did not fall to the waters?
Those who were in the boat.
AKA those who were obedient.
“Keep the commandments. In this there is safety.”
When the waters seem like they are going to prevail, we can find safety by clinging to the commandments of our loving God.
Because God will always prevail.
So when we cling to God and His wise and all-knowing commandments, we can prevail, too.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
