When DID Noah build the Ark?

 I was watching a movie last night with Robert Redford and Brad Pitt in it. Someone asked R.R a question and he answered their question with a question. They asked him why he was doing something, like "And, why are you doing this now?" and he stopped and said... "When did Noah build the ark? "...Before it rained, BEFORE it rained." And he walked off. I just thought it was such a great answer. And it's useful in so many situations.

There's also a great song called Walking in Jeruselum and that song starts out with the question,"Are you ready?" and a "I'm trying to get ready" "I'm trying to get my house in order, so I can walk in Jeruselum just like John" and then it says"You don't knock, ring, push or hold, the doors wide open waiting for your soul, you don't knock, you just walk on in."

And also in the Bible we read that there is a time for everything,
A time to plant and a time to reap. Ecclesiastes 3:1

And also the famous song People Get Ready by Curtis Mayfield which is considered by many to be one of the greatest songs ever written.

People get ready, there's a train a comin'
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin'
Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord

People get ready for the train to Jordan
It's picking up passengers from coast to coast
Faith is the key, open the doors and board 'em
There's hope for all among those loved the most.

There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt all mankind just to save his own
Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner
For there's no hiding place against the Kingdom's throne

So people get ready, there's a train a comin'
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin'
Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord


Noah lived by faith, yet he was obedient as well. That is a powerful combination. 

3: 1Ecclesiastes 3: 1