F O O T H O L D

READING

16 EVIL EVERYWHERE

 

PRAY 'Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide thee, though the eye

of sinful man thy glory may not see; only thou art holy, there is

none beside thee, perfect in power, in love and purity.' (Reginald

Heber)

 

READ Genesis 6:122.

 

THINK How does this chapter describe Noah (9) and his neighbours (5)?

What kind of picture does it give of God?

 

FOCUS A PICTURE OF REBELLION (18). The world had grown steadily worse.

There was violence, evil and lust everywhere. Look back to 1:31 to

see how God felt about his original creation. Now look at verse 6.

Our God is not hard or uncaring. He is not remote. He is involved

and he feels very deeply.

Things had become so bad that a complete new start was needed.

This reminds us of the truth we saw in chapter 3. God cannot let

sin go. But the act of judgement is one that hurts God deeply.

A PICTURE OF SALVATION (912). Side by side with the picture of

judgement another important Bible truth emerges. God longs to save

people, to take them away from evil and its consequences. In verse

18 a very important word occurs for the first time in the Bible 

'covenant'. It refers to the special agreement God makes with

people. This is not a deal or contract between equal parties. Her

God takes the initiative and makes certain promises. He looks for

a response of obedience and love.

A PICTURE OF OBEDIENCE (22). Imagine the scene. There was no water

and yet Noah built this boat to exact specifications. No doubt

some people mocked him. It is easy enough to obey when it makes

sense  but what happens when we are sure what God wants us to

do, but people laugh? God looks for people who will obey him

completely  always.

 

PRAY Pray that you may be aware of God's will for you and obedient to

his commands.


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