Ryan Daffron

“Then Noah built an altar to the LORD……the LORD said in his heart, I will never again curse the ground because of man…” — Genesis 8:21

SOUNDING

When the flood finally ends and Noah steps onto dry ground, the world is quiet and reset, stripped down and unfamiliar. After months shut inside the ark, you’d expect his first move to be survival: find shelter, stabilize the situation, figure out the next step. But Noah doesn’t scramble. He builds an altar. His instinct isn’t self-protection; it’s worship.

That tells us something about Noah’s heart. He understood that rescue isn’t just something you survive, it’s something you acknowledge. Worship becomes the way he re-enters the world, the way he frames the next chapter, the way he plants his feet after everything has shifted. Noah doesn’t wait for life to settle before he honors God; he honors God as life is resetting.

And God responds. He receives Noah’s worship and makes a promise that will shape the story of humanity: He commits Himself to mercy. Even though the human heart bends toward brokenness, God chooses compassion over destruction. Worship becomes the hinge where judgment ends and grace steps forward.

BEARING

Worship is your first response to God’s rescue, not your last resort.

Prayer

Lord, before I chase stability or answers, help me stop and worship You first.

DROP IN

Name one “flood season” God has carried you through, and take a moment to thank Him for bringing you out.