Genesis 6:5-22; 7:1-7; 10-12
Intro
Sin was the reason why God brought the
flood upon the earth.
His holiness could no longer look upon the
destruction of sin and the evil within the hearts of
people.
It pained Him to see the evil and sin in
the hearts of mankind .He was grieved that He made
Us.
IT pained Him even more to destroy His most
beloved creation.
Even though the remnant introduced a new
breed of people for a while, they soon became defiled
again because the problem of sin was beyond
the physical.
Sin stems from the heart of mankind.
The solution needed had to be something
more than a clean slate/new beginning/a new earth.
Redeemed
Noah was a righteous, blameless man among
that generation, so he found favour with God.
His whole family was saved too as a result
of his righteousness.
God is still pursuing sinners, because He
wants to redeem them.
We /humanity do not have the power to
master sin ourselves because of our fallen nature.
Restored
God remembered Noah, his family and the
animals, so He restored the earth again.
The water receded and life blossomed again
Restoration was progressive.
This is evident in the account of the dove
that had to be released out of the Ark three times
before it found a place to set foot . It
twice returned to the earth.
God is still pursuing the broken and
distressed in spirit, because He wants to restore them/you.
We are unable to heal/restore our own
brokenness too because of our finite/limited power.
Renewed
Noah was renewed/revived when God blessed
him and his sons to multiply.
They literally started from scratch again
because they were the only human beings alive on the earth.
God is still pursuing those who are weary
and tired of spirit because He wants to revive/renew them/you.
Humanity do not have the ability to rise
back on our feet again in our own strength.
Our own strength is short-lived
Only
the Lord can strengthen, renew and revive!
Conclusion
Isaiah 54:7-10
The same scenario is repeating itself all
over again.
Sin and lawlessness is the order of our
day.
What is stopping God from destroying this
earth again?
Would HE even find people who are righteous
and blameless as in the day of Noah?
Is it any wonder that Jesus asked whether
He would still find faith on the earth on His return?
For a brief moment God abandoned the earth
and it was destroyed through the floods, but God relented.
HE Had compassion on His creation.
His covenant of peace and unconditional
love through our Redeemer, Jesus, prohibits Him.
Secondly, the Lord swore by Himself that He
would never do it again.
He
is not the son of man to lie to us .He will keep His Word.
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