THE UNHEARD
INSTRUCTIONS.
Today I decided to visit Noah in the book of Genesis 6. The
chapter basically talks about corruption creeping unto the earth and GOD’S
strategic plan to eliminate such activities from the earth. Bible says when
mankind increased in number daughters were born unto them and the sons of GOD
saw them to be beautiful and took any they chose as wives for themselves. Note
that one group of people were referred to as sons of men/mankind and another as
sons of GOD. These were fallen angels having lustful desires for the daughters
of men because they had come or entered into the realm of man.
Bible says the LORD
was grieved and said that HIS spirit will not dwell with man again, because
man’s heart was continually corrupt. The word continually here can also suggest
that GOD might have given man enough time to repent of his corrupt ways but man
never understood the language of change and remained in corruption.
So here was Grandpa Noah, who had found favour in the sight
of GOD. For this reason GOD drew near and had a discussion with HIM pertaining
to the corrupt nature of man. HE revealed HIS final verdict of destruction unto
Noah and gave him the escape plan.
From verse 14, the
LORD issues out HIS plan in detail to Noah, and how he was to go about it.
Where am I going with this narrative, crises were knocking on man’s door, and the
only thing that saved Noah and HIS family was the fact that HE had found favour
in the sight of GOD. That is to say GOD had chosen to treat him differently
from all his contemporary. (This is where we find ourselves as Christians
because we are a called out people, chosen among many).
Again for this same reason GOD reveals HIS thoughts to Noah
and decides to save him and his family from the impending destruction, by
giving him instructions to be carried out immediately. As a favoured group of people
(Christians) GOD reveals the impending dangers in life to us and issues out the
escape plan for us. The big question
here is do we hear these instructions and if we do how do we go about it.
Because from Noah’s story GOD gave a vivid or detailed plan to be carried out,
meaning HE did not give room for confusion or misunderstanding; an excuse we
can find for falling into destruction.
To eliminate corruption the solution was destruction, but
GOD provided for HIS people amidst this destruction.
Don’t blame it on the silence of GOD, in hard times HE
always looks out for HIS people. Like the sheep knowing the voice of their
master, get to know HIS voice when HE instructs and like Noah you will be
floating on the flood instead of being devoured by the flood.
Thank you.
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