May 19th, 2006 | Published in Blog Thoughts
If I’ve read it once I’ve read it a thousand times. But something happened yesterday as I read this passage getting ready for our Thursday night small group Bible Study.
Genesis 6:5-7 (NCV) The LORD saw that the human beings on the earth were very wicked and that everything they thought about was evil. He was sorry he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the LORD said, “I will destroy all human beings that I made on the earth. And I will destroy every animal and everything that crawls on the earth and the birds of the air, because I am sorry I have made them.”
Three statements leapt from the page into my heart:
“He was sorry he had made human beings.”
“His heart was filled with pain.”
“I am sorry I have made them.”
Pain, grief and regret. The God who made all things good inherits a severe case of buyers remorse.
Even though I’ve had these same feelings I can’t begin to imagine the depth of these feelings in the heart of God. I know some of you may. Your own creation, your own children may have brought you to the border of these feelings.
Sure, I’ve been hurt, crushed, perplexed, experienced the pain of disappointment. I’ve regretted meeting someone. I’ve been sorry for meeting someone. My heart has been filled with pain by the actions of some.
The way of the world is self-seeking, self-serving. That should not be a surprise. When those who say they know God are self-seeking and self-serving that’s what should bring us great concern.
The world is unjust. We know that. God is just. We know that also but this truth has some difficulty taking root in our heart.
There are two ways to view this world:
Evil without hope
The way you view the world affects the way you treat others.
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