DEAR CHILDREN, THERE IS A WONDERFUL STORY IN THE BIBLE ABOUT THE TIME WHEN GOD SAVED US ALL FROM DROWNING.
You see, God looked at this beautiful world He had made, and He got very worried. People, little boys and girls, cute babies and many animals lived on earth.
But a terrible danger was coming and only God knew about it.
God is so clever, He knows about everything.
God saw there was a problem deep inside the earth and under all the seas.
There was going to be a big leak of water through the tectonic earth plates under the seas, a tsunami on the earth and lots of rain.
Oh my.
God was so concerned, He contacted a really good and kind man called Noah.
He called, 'Noah, Noah!'
Noah was surprised, but He was glad to hear God's Voice.
God told Noah He was worried about the Flood to come, and the danger everybody was in.
God explained to Noah how to build a huge boat of wood called an Ark.
He asked him to take a mummy and daddy animal of every kind, and keep them safe in the Ark so they could be saved from dying out. And of course God asked Noah to take his family on to the Ark to keep them safe too.
Noah was glad to help, and he and his family built the Ark.
The day came when Noah and his family carefully put the animals in the ark.
There were little dogs yapping: and bunny rabbits with fluffy ears and cute paws.
There were roaring lions with big manes, and grey waddling hippopotami.
Butterflies and bees, storks and hornbills, monkeys and kittens that purred.
Why there was every kind of animal, bird, reptile and insect you could think of.
Well, God was so kind, when He heard the rain and floods coming, He quickly closed the door of the Ark so everybody could be safe inside.
God was so sad when all the other people and animals died in the Flood.
But He was also so happy He had managed to keep people and animals safe in the Ark.
Isn't God good?
If He had not been so clever and caring, then none of us would be alive today.
Which would be very sad.
So when you pray tonight before you go to bed, why not thank God for saving Noah and all in the Ark.
Thank God for your family, and for your pets.
Why not colour in the picture? Or draw your own.
See how many animals you can draw or colour in.
Can you name any of the animals Noah must have put in the Ark?
Noah's Ark Bible Coloring Pages
http://www.coloring.ws/noah.htm
Noah's Ark Animal Parade 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmk2Kd5QNw0
With thanks to Coloring.ws and Youtube
Image by Rev Catherine
