Walking With God
Genesis 6. REVIEW: Thus far, we've seen:
1. The Creation of Man: ch.1-2
2. The Corruption of Man: ch.3-5 (now we see...)
3. The Destruction of Man: ch.6-9
Chapter six will cover the preparation for the flood; chapter seven will cover the protection during the flood; and chapters eight and nine will cover the particulars following the flood.
OVERVIEW of ch.6:
Let me borrow the words of Warren Wiersbe to help us today: "Except for the increase in violence and crime, the times were pretty good. People were 'eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage' (Matt.24:38), and life was going on as usual. When friends met at the market or at a wedding feast, they laughed about Noah and his family ('imagine building that big boat on dry land!')....One day, Noah and his family entered their 'boat' and the rains came. 'It can't go on forever', the people said, 'it'll stop one of these days.' But it rained for forty days and forty nights. ...the water continued to rise, and within five months, the whole earth was under water and everything that breathed was dead. Everything, that is, except Noah and his family, the eight people everybody laughed at." [Warren Wiersbe Bible Commentary, OT, Vol.1, p.37-38.]
APPLICATION:
What kind of person was Noah? He was the kind of person you and I should be in this present day, wicked world. What kind of man was he? 1) He was a righteous man -v.9. "Just" before God. How was he "just" or "justified" before God? The way anyone of us are justified. He had placed his faith in God and thus, God justified him, saved him. Salvation is always a gift from God (John 3:16). Have you placed your faith in Christ and received the gift of eternal life? Second, 2) He was a blameless man -v.9. The word is "perfect" but it means 'perfected', 'complete', 'whole'; in other words, a man of integrity. If "righteous" describes Noah's standing before God, then "blameless" describes his conduct before people. He was a man of integrity. And finally, 3) He was a man who walked with God -v.9. Note the wording of that carefully. "Noah walked with God". Enoch also walked with God (ch.5:24). Enoch and Noah walked with God. You know what our problem is? Our problem is that we want God to walk with us...go where we want to go. We want God to adjust His agenda to ours. NO! NO! It's the other way around. We're to walk with God! We're to go in His direction! We're to go where He is working! We go where He is blessing! His agenda becomes our agenda! What kind of person is God looking for in these wicked last days? A person of His righteousness. A person of integrity. And, a person who walks with Him! Will you be that one? Yes, the world may laugh at you, but God will smile upon you. Amen.
OVERVIEW of ch.6:
Let me borrow the words of Warren Wiersbe to help us today: "Except for the increase in violence and crime, the times were pretty good. People were 'eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage' (Matt.24:38), and life was going on as usual. When friends met at the market or at a wedding feast, they laughed about Noah and his family ('imagine building that big boat on dry land!')....One day, Noah and his family entered their 'boat' and the rains came. 'It can't go on forever', the people said, 'it'll stop one of these days.' But it rained for forty days and forty nights. ...the water continued to rise, and within five months, the whole earth was under water and everything that breathed was dead. Everything, that is, except Noah and his family, the eight people everybody laughed at." [Warren Wiersbe Bible Commentary, OT, Vol.1, p.37-38.]
APPLICATION:
What kind of person was Noah? He was the kind of person you and I should be in this present day, wicked world. What kind of man was he? 1) He was a righteous man -v.9. "Just" before God. How was he "just" or "justified" before God? The way anyone of us are justified. He had placed his faith in God and thus, God justified him, saved him. Salvation is always a gift from God (John 3:16). Have you placed your faith in Christ and received the gift of eternal life? Second, 2) He was a blameless man -v.9. The word is "perfect" but it means 'perfected', 'complete', 'whole'; in other words, a man of integrity. If "righteous" describes Noah's standing before God, then "blameless" describes his conduct before people. He was a man of integrity. And finally, 3) He was a man who walked with God -v.9. Note the wording of that carefully. "Noah walked with God". Enoch also walked with God (ch.5:24). Enoch and Noah walked with God. You know what our problem is? Our problem is that we want God to walk with us...go where we want to go. We want God to adjust His agenda to ours. NO! NO! It's the other way around. We're to walk with God! We're to go in His direction! We're to go where He is working! We go where He is blessing! His agenda becomes our agenda! What kind of person is God looking for in these wicked last days? A person of His righteousness. A person of integrity. And, a person who walks with Him! Will you be that one? Yes, the world may laugh at you, but God will smile upon you. Amen.
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