and this is what I heard Him say:

Read Genesis 7
God spoke to me today from Genesis 7:16 where He says, “Then the LORD shut him in” and this is what I heard Him say:

“I shut you in so you are not shut out. I will not shut you out of My life, even though sometimes you shut Me out of yours.  The day you received Jesus Christ, My Son, as your Savior and Lord, I shut you inside the ark of a Christ-like faith and that may seem to confine.  Stuck in a box.  Not out enjoying the world like all the others. They appear to have life by the tail with success, so much stuff, friends, parties, high-powered positions, money, wealth, and good health; all the while you are stuck in a box that I shut you in.  I did so for a purpose.  You see, when the storm hits, those stuck inside are safe, while those outside perish.  Those inside weather the storm, those outside do not.  The people inside will see a better day, the people outside never do.  I put you in your Christ-like box to save and protect you from what is ahead.  Trust Me, it is for a much higher purpose that I shut you in.”