5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. 6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. 7 And the Lord said, "I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them."8 But Noah found favor with the Lord. (Genesis 6:5-8 NLT)
So, what happens when every intent of the thoughts of the heart of man is only evil continually?
For starters, it breaks the heart of God. We cannot begin to fathom the depth of His pain. Our God is personal, our God has feelings. We were made in His image, remember? Not only does He have feelings like us, but he also has an intellect and a will. Who consoles God? What assuages His pain?
Secondly, He uses aforementioned will to take action when the time is ripe. As is His magnificent love, so intense is His righteous judgment in the face of defiant, unrepentant and relentless sin.
Lastly, He singles out those who lead a blameless life, despite the pervasive corruption all around them, to shower blessings on them. Noah was by no means sinless, but as we begin to see in this chapter and the ensuing ones, his blamelessness is manifested in his unswerving obedience to God. There can be no doubt that he was ridiculed by the people of his day. "Loco" was probably his nickname.
Who would have thought that a generation of people living so close to the creation of the world could have reached such a level of wickedness? So, where does that leave us in the 21st century?! At what stage of "ripeness" is our sinful condition? Hm ...
"When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day. In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all. (Luke 17:26-27 NLT)
I conclude today's meditation with these questions from Romans 2:4 (NLT):
Don't you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can't you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?
RE*J*oicita 
Enjoy your musings, they are from God's Word so they give people real reasons to think and consider their ways. Good work. Glenda
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