The flood was God’s
judgement on earth. It is one of the more significant events in the history of
mankind. So significant is this event that both the Old and the New Testaments make
reference to it. Even the Lord Jesus made mention of this event. In Genesis 6 we are shown why such a judgement
was necessary. It’s because of the rampant wickedness of humanity. The wickedness
upon earth was beyond endurance. It was so way beyond the limit that even God’s
patience could not bear. So He resolved to annihilate all on the earth. Evil is
a direct contradiction to God’s nature. It is an affront to Him and He deeply abhors
evil. It is impossible to act wickedly and expect God to ignore it. The very
holy nature of God will move Him to deal with evil.
Noah’s life
tells us that it is possible to walk uprightly with God and find favour with
Him. God not only preserved him, but also his family. This is a clear reminder
to all fathers, that how we live our life will affect our family as well. God’s
blessing upon us will be extended to our family, and what we do affect our
family as well. We can set them in the right direction with God or we can put
them at odds with Him. Noah’s life tells us that we must set our family on the
path of God’s blessing by walking with Him, and seeking to build an upright life.
This account of
the flood tells us many things. As Creator, God is sovereign and in control of
all things. Creation is finally accountable to Him and He expects accountability
from all His creation. He expects mankind, made in His image, tasked to rule
the earth, to be more responsible. He gave man the greatest privilege to experience
a unique relationship with Him, and that privilege comes with a greater accountability.
God’s desire has been for man to choose to walk with Him in obedience. To
choose evil is to be an affront to Him. The rampant evil resulted from the
choice man had made. Undeniably we know that God cannot tolerate evil. His holiness
cannot co-exist with evil and wickedness. So He will bring evil and wickedness
to a swift end. The account of the flood serves to show us how greatly and
intensely God hates sin and evil. The evil and wickedness that prevail only calls
for one cataclysmic conclusion – total annihilation. And that was exactly what God did.
While God must
annihilate evil, He also prepared a program to work out His original plan. He
found in Noah an instrument that He could use. Noah found favour in His sight. God
mercifully preserved him and his family from the judgement - the universal
flood. It was a universal flood because we read that every high mountain peak
was totally covered and that every living thing was blotted out. The call of
Noah to build the ark and the time he took to build it, reveal God’s patience
in dealing with sin. In sparing Noah and his family, we see God’s saving grace.
Peter in the New Testament tells us that God is patient. He still has no desire
that any should perish but that all to come unto repentance.
Remember that
we must stay within the confine of our relationship with Christ. He is the ark
of our salvation. Anywhere outside of it spells danger. God will eradicate evil.
We need to live circumspectly before Him and not allow evil to hold sway in any
area of our life. Know that how we live our life also affects that of our loved
ones as well. So we need to stay on the right course with God. Obedience to God
is the way to go in life. And since God will
not allow evil to prevail on earth, we must never allow it to prevail in our life.
Deal with it swiftly.
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