Noah’s ark took 43,800 days to build. It was the length of one and a half football fields, and designed at a ratio of 30:5:3, which designers use to this day. If the average animal had been a sheep, the ark could house 125,000 animals. Have you visited the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.? You could put 60 National Zoos on Noah’s ark.
But 43,800 days at one task? Noah had to be the first recipient of the lifetime achievement award.
The Bible says, “Let us run with perseverance” (Hebrews 12:1).
Notice three things from this verse.
- We are in a team sport. (“Let us.”)
- We are to go all in. (“Let us run.”)
- We are to never give us. (“Let us run with perseverance.”)
Recovery Step: Whether you build arks for a living, or answer some other calling, embrace one word – perseverance.
Author: Mark Denison
Mark and Beth Denison, married for 36 years, launched There’s Still Hope as a national movement to call men and women into lives of sexual integrity. Their ministry offers 90-day recovery plans for addicts and one-on-one and group coaching for addicts and their spouses. TSH also produces resources for pastors and churches to confront the porn epidemic that is destroying so many lives.
Dr. Denison was a senior pastor for over 30 years, NBA chaplain, and board chairman at Houston Baptist University three times. With a Master’s Degree in Addiction Recovery, Mark is a certified PSAP and active member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Mark has written four books on recovery: Porn in the Pew, 365 Days to Sexual Integrity, A 90-Day Recovery Guide, and 40 Days to Porn-Free Living. His latest book, Jesus on the 12 Steps, will be released later this year.
