Sermon Illustrations for Lent 1 (2011)
Genesis 9:8-17
I remember when my wife and I bought our first house almost seven years ago. We went to the bank just after Thanksgiving and proceeded to sign our lives away. We had to sign mortgage papers, affidavits, deed papers, one thing after another, all to ensure that we would make our payments, pay our property taxes, and actually live in that house. We live in a world full of red tape and legal documents mostly because, on one level or another, we don't quite trust each other. Prenuptial agreements are another prime example.