Last month, Debbie, Zachary, and I visited my company’s
office in Covington, KY. While there, we decided to see the Creation Museum and
the Ark Encounter, both in Kentucky. I had heard much about the Creation Museum
since it opened 10 years ago (2007). But I didn’t know much about the Ark
Encounter since it is still new (opened in 2016). The Creation Museum was a
great experience for us as a family, walking through biblical history in a state-of-the-art
museum. It was a great way to bring the Bible to life for all of us. But, what
impacted me the most was our trip to Noah’s Ark (known as the Ark Encounter) in
Williamstown, KY. Here’s the story…
As we were walking up to Noah’s Ark, the size just
overwhelmed me. We ate lunch right at the base of Noah’s Ark with the full
scale of the Ark right in front of us. As I looked at the size of Noah’s Ark,
this thought came to me: This is IMPOSSIBLE—How could Noah and his family build
this! It was just too much to take in. The Ark was built to the scale described
in Genesis 6: 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. We know
there is some debate as to the actual measure of a cubit (somewhere between 19
and 21 inches). Taking any one of those numbers…the Ark is BIG! The size of
this Ark constructed at the Ark Encounter is 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and
51 feet high.
I just could hardly take in the size of what was in front
of us. We then walked through the Ark Encounter where we saw stunning exhibits
that brought the Genesis account of Noah’s flood to life. Engineers,
mathematicians, and construction experts put together convincing details on
what the inside of the Ark could have possibly looked like, how everything
could fit, and what life could have been like on the Ark for the approximate year
Noah’s family was on it.
As I walked out of the Ark Encounter and thinking back to
what I first thought when walking up...this is IMPOSSIBLE…I now had this
thought: With God Anything is POSSIBLE. As I read every word of the Genesis
story of Noah’s Ark and the detailed re-creation of how it could have been
built, I was deeply impacted by what is possible when God is with you.
This experience reminded me of the challenges in life
that we often face…and that they can look overwhelming to us—they look
IMPOSSIBLE! My thoughts were taken back to July 29, 2015 when I faced a 9-hour
brain surgery and the return of Leukemia in the form of a solid brain tumor--nearly the size of an orange.
Doctors did not give us much hope for the future—the tumor would likely come
back within a year. Our hope was crushed.
This looked IMPOSSIBLE—how was our family going to get through this! But, here
I am over 2 years later and my doctors are amazed (and pleased) to see me. And
there is no sign of Leukemia. God makes the Impossible POSSIBLE. And I love this song by our friend, Jared Anderson:
Impossible Possible. Enjoy it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH63wQBerpA.
Amazed by His Love,
Terence
