Peace offering

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Noah's slim chances of survival were finally out of sight and fully realized after the third flight of the dove. It did not come back to the ark anymore. And it also means that the long slumber is gone and there is more work to do afterward.

The transition from the old earth to a new earth is really earth-shattering, and heartbreaking, and the heavens bend to let out all of what's left from the first creation of the earth. The Divine is so confident and entrusted it all with the man whose name means sleep or rest impressing there's no other way to do it than rest or sleep along with the journey. 

From that moment on, Noah realized all was safe to come out of the ark. Finding all of animal pairs noisy and bumping each other, the sight must be heartwarming seeing all of the creations are alive and well. Of course, as far as who kept them alive needs full credit for preserving all of their breaths in the ark. So as we speak, Noah's first natural instinct was to offer thanksgiving to the Divine. And the Divine knows Noah's heart would not forget to give thanks and praise to His name. 

Noah made a voluntary offering of sacrifice to the Divine. Take note, it is voluntary. It is not part of the project Noah's Ark but Noah remembered Him and the Divine's heart was forever pleased. Why is the Divine pleased? 

Because Noah trusted that even if he sacrificed what was ONLY left pair in the creation of probably one of each kind, Noah trusted the Divine would eventually replace him in the future time. What is really important is not a "Stingy Heart" towards the Creator but Trust that whatever you "offer to lose" will be pleasing to His eyes and become a good smell to the Divine. 

After all, what's left is not man's real property. It is the Divine's. So in everything, man's natural instinct is to remember HIM👆. That's all He asks man and that's all He will accept as a gift. 

AC

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