The Days of Noah: Book One: Conspiracy Read Online Free PDF

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    CHAPTER 5
     
     
    For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
    Ephesians 6:12
     
    As usual, Noah’s loving daughter met him at the door when he returned home from his teaching job.
    “Lynette Ray is going to be at Mom’s Bible study tonight, and we’re going too,” Lacy announced.
    “Is that so?” Noah picked her up and hugged her tight.
    “Hi, honey,” Cassie greeted.
    Noah smiled. “We’re all invited to Bible study tonight?”
    “You’re always invited. It’s just if David and Becky don’t bring Lynette, no one’s there for Lacy to play with. Dinner will be ready in five.” Cassie returned to the kitchen.
    “What do I smell?” Noah asked.
    “Spaghetti,” she replied.
    “I smell something else.”
    “Lemon bars.”
    “Oh, I want one of those now!” Noah loved lemon bars.
    “They’re for Bible study; you’ll have to wait.” Cassie rushed to finish cooking.
    Over dinner, the conversation covered the routines of work and homeschooling.
    “I started a new article for the paper today,” Cassie said.
    Noah cut Lacy’s pasta into bite-sized pieces. “What’s it about?”
    Cassie topped off her pasta with a healthy portion of Parmesan cheese. “Crime spillover from Knoxville into Sevierville during tourist season. Last year, there was a string of hotel-room burglaries between October and November. I’m interviewing the head of security of the new Hickory Creek Lodge.”
    “Wow,” Noah replied. “I hear that place is swanky.”
    “Well, we’ve been invited to come out Saturday night and have dinner on the house. I guess they want to make sure the article presents the lodge in the best light possible,” Cassie said.
    “That will be great. They’re not afraid we’ll take up table space on a weekend?”
    “The restaurant gets quite a few locals for dinner on the weekends, but it won’t be super busy until the leaves start to turn. When we see Becky tonight, I’ll ask if she can watch Lacy for us Saturday,” Cassie said.
    The Parkers quickly finished dinner and headed out the door. Cassie’s Hyundai Santa Fe was newer and got much better mileage than Noah’s F-150, so they drove the Hyundai. With gasoline quickly approaching nine dollars per gallon, Noah drove the Santa Fe to work on days when Cassie didn’t anticipate having to go anywhere.
    “Look, Daddy! That car has a rainbow sticker. My Sunday school teacher said that God gave us a rainbow to promise He would never flood the earth again. Can we get a rainbow sticker on our car?”
    Cassie and Noah exchanged looks. Cassie asked, “Do you want to take that one?”
    Noah took a deep breath. “That’s right; God sent the rainbow to promise He would never destroy the earth again by water. Do you know why He sent the flood?”
    “Because the earth was full of mean people,” Lacy answered.
    “That pretty much sums it up. But just because God won’t destroy the earth again by water, that doesn’t mean He won’t destroy it at all. Second Peter says that God will destroy this earth with fire and make a new earth for us. But we won’t be here when He destroys it. We’ll be in heaven with Him.”
    “Because there are more mean people?” Lacy asked.
    Noah chuckled. “Yes, the Bible says when God destroys the earth next time, it will be just like it was when He destroyed it last time, full of mean people.”
    “Why were the people mean?” Lacy asked.
    “I’m not sure why. The Bible says the earth was full of corruption and violence,” Noah said.
    “What’s corruption?” Lacy inquired.
    Noah paused to consider his answer. “Well, corruption is being disobedient. The people in those days didn’t want to do things God’s way. They wanted to do things their own way. It would be like if Mom asked you to pick up your toys or brush