Noah

In Genesis, we have the miraculous account of Noah and the ark. God has to destroy everyone else on earth but Noah's family because the other people were so sinful and ignored God. 

That is kind of scary, because we are all still so sinful. Still bent on having our own way, doing things they way we want them, when we want them. What made us believe that everything is about us? Sin. That's what.

God tried to rid the world of sin in Genesis. Actually, He tried to keep it out first, as He told Adam and Eve to not eat of the tree of good and evil, but they did. Then things kept getting worse as we humans kept sinking more and more into selfishness and self importance. Then came the flood which annihilated all the human race except Noah's family as he was found to be righteous by God.

I have no idea how Noah could have been so righteous that God would pick him over everyone else. I know He wouldn't have picked me. Just yesterday, I was consumed with what ifs and whys and poor me's instead of focusing on God. Today, I am not much better.

Thankfully, even I have a Savior in Jesus Christ! God knew humans would mess up again and again, so He sent His Son to cover and get rid of our sins much like the rain covered all the sins in Noah's time and rid the earth of sinful people that had turned their backs on God. However, with Christ's forgiveness, we still get to live...to try again and again to glorify God another day.

Thank you,, Father, for loving us enough to keep giving us another chance!