Genesis 6-7
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SMeeks posted an update about Genesis 6:5-7:24: 1 year, 9 months ago · View
Gen 6:5-6 ”The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.”
Gen 7: 23 ”He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth.”
These verses make me feel equally sad and scared. I’m not a parent (yet), but I can imagine being heartbroken by the actions of your children… but God faced the ultimate heartbreak to see that ALL of His creation was wicked. It just hurts my heart to think about this. BUT, God does not have a pity party, He decides to salvage what is still ”good” and destroy all other life. WOW! Thats pretty sobering. I’m glad God had other plans for the rest of us because I’m sure our world still breaks His heart with our wickedness. I’m so thankful for the GIFT of Jesus that has saved us from destruction!
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Hannah Venable wrote a new blog post: Following God 3 years, 6 months ago · View
I was struck in reading this passage about the righteousness of Noah. What made him righteous? I liked what the devotional said, “And why was God pleased with Noah? Because he was willing to listen and to obey God’s word. That’s the definition of righteousness.” I know that I often talk about how hard it [...]
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natalie wrote a new blog post: Noah’s Ark 3 years, 7 months ago · View
I was reading Genesis 6-8 the other day – the story of Noah’s ark – and I thought, wow, Noah was one faithful man. How much did he have to trust God? A whole lot. He had to trust that God was going to actually send the rain . Think about it, they are in a desert. [...]
Yet the ”exceeding wickedness” of man is great today. What hurts my heart so is the cruelty inflicted on children, especially enslaving them for perversion! Jesus said, it would be better for the perpetrators to be drowned in the sea. (Matt 18:6)
Are you any relation to Pastor Meeks in Houston?
You’re right about that! No, I’m not related to Pastor Meeks. I married into the Meeks name, but we don’t have any relatives in Houston