Genesis 6: 5 Then the Lord saw
that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of
the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord was
sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in
His heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I
will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man
and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made
them.” 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of
the Lord.
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With GOD, there are
no mistakes, yet GOD seems to have expressed a problem that HE had to deal
with. HE created a perfect world. HE created man and woman and placed them in
the Garden of Eden. Plants would grow themselves. Animals would come up to the
man and woman to be named and cared for. There was harmony. But the Devil, who
wanted to be GOD, caused humans to sin.
Every human was
born with a sin nature. Only a few walked with the LORD and spoke with HIM. The
rest ignored HIM. The descendants of Cain multiplied and so did evil. After a
while, humans got tired of seeing the Garden of Eden that they could not get
in. They too wanted to be GOD.
My Observations
- Because of our sin nature, humans have a difficult time relating to GOD’s timing and ways.
- Human thoughts and intentions can go wildly away from GOD if left unchecked.
- Insecurities about GOD causes humans to think of evil thoughts that seem innocent.
Justified thinking
made people rationalize their evil behavior. Giants introduced the thought of “Only
the strong will survive.” Humans fought over land that would produce food.
Selfishness grew stronger within each human to the point of no return. They
would someday storm the Garden of Eden and take it over! Or at least they may
have thought. BUT GOD saw their heart and was sorry HE had to destroy them. All
but one found grace.
Challenge
- Why did GOD tell Moses about the conversation HE held with HIMSELF?
- Are your thoughts on you or GOD?
- Will you get a hold of your thoughts and focus them on what GOD will have you do today?
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