The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”
The Mulligan.
When God takes a do-over, you know things are bad.
The human race, now endowed with the knowledge of good and evil, had chosen the latter one too many times and the penalty to come was a long wet eraser.
“But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.”
I can’t recall how many times I’ve regarded myself such a huge mistake that I should rightly be washed away.
But Noah.
Finding favor in the eyes of God is now my mission in life. Particularly because with repentance I now find forgiveness when I do fail and I know the flood was just a one-time thing.
God allows mulligans.
He is patient and forgiving, bestowing grace and mercy when they are unmerited. And that’s solely because Jesus death washed my sins away and his resurrected spirit lives in me and in you.
I’m not sure exactly what it was about Noah that was so favorable and redemptive but I do know I want to be on his boat watched over by the eyes of God.
Are you on board?
‘Cuz I Noah guy…