Blueprint for Blessing - Destruction or Construction?

We are all familiar with the story of Noah’s Ark and the Flood–God wanted to destroy the world he created but Noah and his family survived on a big boat with a bunch of smelly animals. But despite that catastrophic destruction, God was still building something beautiful. God did not wipe out mankind, but worked to save and redeem it. Through baptism, our sinful self has been drowned and died. But thanks be to God that He carries us through those deadly waters to resurrected life and a new creation!