Charles Spurgeon Commentary Genesis 8:1

"And God remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;" — Genesis 8:1 (ASV)

And God remembered Noah,

Noah had been shut up in the ark for many a day, and at the right time God thought of him, practically thought of him, and came to visit him. Dear heart, you have been shut out from the world now for many days, but God has not forgotten you. God remembered Noah, and he remembers you.

And every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark:

Does God remember cattle? Then he will certainly remember men made in his own image. He will remember you, though you think yourself the most worthless one on the face of the earth: God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark.

And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged (Genesis 8:1).

Winds and waves are wholly under God's control. I suppose that this was a very drying wind, so the waters began to turn to vapor and gradually disappear. It is God who sends the winds; they seem most volatile and irregular, but God sends them to do His bidding. Blow it east, or blow it west, the wind comes from God; and whether the waters increase or subside, it is God's doing.

Are the waters very deep with you, dear friend? God can dry them up, and, remarkably enough, He can stop one trouble with another; He can dry up the water with the wind.

I have known Him to work in very remarkable ways with His people. When they thought they were quite forgotten, He has proved that He remembered them, and both the winds of heaven and the waters of the sea have had to work for their good.

There is not an angel in heaven whom God will not employ to serve you if you need him; there is not a wind in any quarter of the globe that God will not guide to you if it is necessary; and there are no waves of the sea that will not obey the Lord's will concerning you.