Genesis Chapter 6
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
(Gen 6:5-9)
In the midst of great judgement, we see the mercy and grace of our God. As God looked upon the world He had made, we are told that He "wished He had never made it", and that He was "grieved in His heart". To me this is one of the saddest verses in all of scripture. To think that the beautiful world God had made could turn into this! Into a place where every thought was only evil, where the Maker wished He had never made it!
But in the midst of this grieviously evil world, we see a glimmer of hope, a ray of light. Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. This tells us two things… That the Lord was looking for a man to pour His grace out upon, and that Noah was looking for grace in the middle of a rotten world.
We learn three things about Noah, and what the reality of God’s Grace did in his life:
He walked with God – Just like Enoch, Noah had a faith relationship with the Lord, and looked to Him to provide guidance and direction.
Perfect in His Generations – This literally means that Noah stood blameless before the world around Him. They had nothing to accuse him of!
A Just Man – Noah was right before God. He had a proper moral standing before God, and was living in a righteous manner.
The only way we can have these attributes while living in a dark and fallen world is by the GRACE OF GOD. It has been made available to all, will we receive it???
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
(Gen 6:5-9)
In the midst of great judgement, we see the mercy and grace of our God. As God looked upon the world He had made, we are told that He "wished He had never made it", and that He was "grieved in His heart". To me this is one of the saddest verses in all of scripture. To think that the beautiful world God had made could turn into this! Into a place where every thought was only evil, where the Maker wished He had never made it!
But in the midst of this grieviously evil world, we see a glimmer of hope, a ray of light. Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. This tells us two things… That the Lord was looking for a man to pour His grace out upon, and that Noah was looking for grace in the middle of a rotten world.
We learn three things about Noah, and what the reality of God’s Grace did in his life:
He walked with God – Just like Enoch, Noah had a faith relationship with the Lord, and looked to Him to provide guidance and direction.
Perfect in His Generations – This literally means that Noah stood blameless before the world around Him. They had nothing to accuse him of!
A Just Man – Noah was right before God. He had a proper moral standing before God, and was living in a righteous manner.
The only way we can have these attributes while living in a dark and fallen world is by the GRACE OF GOD. It has been made available to all, will we receive it???
1 comment:
God wished he had never made the earth. That makes me stop and think, if I lived with Noah in the flood days, would God have told me to go on the ark with Noah and all the animals? I think we all need to live in a way that would please Him so much, that we would get invited on the ark. Otherwise, we are just playing the "Good Deeds" game with God. And there is no way we can fool Him.
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