1LB24.   Genesis 9:8-15.  With the flood God destroyed sin by destroying the sinners who created sin and thereby restored his covenant that would bring his creatures and himself once again into a holy union.  God said to Noah: “I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.”

Mark 1:12-15.  “The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert.”  The Spirit terminated Jesus ordinary everyday homey family life with his mother and relatives to begin his public ministry.  His forty days in the desert and temptations by Satan changed Jesus earthly life into that of a spiritually driven Messiah.    In his temptations in the desert, Jesus is introduced to the great enemy of his public ministry.  For all humanity it was the time of fulfillment to bring the world out of the grip of the ruler of the world to salvation and redemption.  (John 14:30) This world was challenged to no longer belong to itself but to God its Creator and King. (John 16:33)

Psalm 25: “Your ways, O Lord, make know to me; teach me your paths. Guide me in truth and teach me, for you are God my savior.”

1 Peter 3:18-22.  God washes away sin to make us holy as He is holy by cleansing the inner person.  It is up to us to join in Christ’s resurrection “into heaven.”