"The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The Lord was grieved that He had made man on the earth, and His heart was filled with pain. So the Lord said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth--men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air--for I am grieved that I have made them." But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God." Genesis 6:5-9 (NIV)
This is why the great flood came, because man's great wickedness, and his evil thoughts and deeds, God was grieved that He had made man. God wanted to start over with mankind, and He choose Noah, "a righteous man" who "... walked with God ...", to save a remnant of His creations.
Are our walk and thoughts causing God grief? If all of mankind thought and acted like we do, would God want to again wipe out mankind from the face of the earth? Most of us feel that the world would be a better place if every body was just like us. But I would challenge us to think about all of the good that is done, that we do not do, that would be missing from the world. Do we donate to every good cause? Do we help those in need? Do we obey the law, including traffic laws? Do we always tell the truth?
"What kind of world would this be, if everyone in it was just like me?" (Unknown) Would God be grieved and want to wipe out mankind again if everyone was like us? We should pray that our Christian walk would be more like Noah's.
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