Starting Over
Genesis 8: 13 And it came to pass in
the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the
first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the
earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the
surface of the ground was dry. 14 And in the second
month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried.
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GOD created a wonderful place for humans to live with HIM.
HE gave humans millions of trees and had two for HIMSELF. Satan, wanting to be
GOD was thrown from heaven. He was determined to be GOD, so he tempted the
first humans to disobey GOD. Humans fell and every human from then on was born
with the inclination to sin. They wanted to get back into the Garden of Eden,
but the cherubim would not allow access.
Humans had become so violent that GOD decided to wipe them
out. But Noah walked with the LORD and did not listen to his sin nature. GOD
blesses Noah and his family by telling him to build an ark. GOD flooded the
earth, killing every human, animal and insect that was not on the ark. The
floodwaters receded and the ark was now on dry ground.
My Observations:
- GOD gave Noah and his family a new place for them to start humanity over.
- GOD broke apart the Garden of Eden, scattering pieces of gold and precious stones everywhere.
- GOD gave humanity ample time to walk with HIM, but they chose to ignore HIM by going their own way.
At six hundred and one, Noah was given the responsibility to
start humanity over. This time the relationship would be different. The Garden
of Eden would no longer be there as a reminder of humanity’s fall. The great
flood would now be that reminder as bones and carcasses were spread across the
globe.
Dry land was now available. The dove Noah released did not
return. She built a nest somewhere close by. GOD had kept HIS promise of saving
humanity through one family.
Challenge
- Why does GOD tell Moses about Noah’s age?
- Have you ever felt you were getting “too old” to start over?
- Are you willing to believe in GOD regardless of your age, so HE can start a new thing through you today?
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