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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Genesis 6:1-12
Men multiplied on the earth and with them evil in its two guises: corruption and violence (v. 11). Is humanity any better in our day? Everything shows us that it is not. And Scripture, which is much more reliable than our own opinions, warns us "evil men . . . shall wax worse and worse" (2 Timothy 3:13). Today as then, admiration of valiant and famous men (end of v. 4) whether it be sporting champions, heroes of war, etc., can go hand in hand with the worst corruption. Now it is the heart of men which the LORD looks on, not at their achievements (1 Samuel 16:7). V. 5 tells us of the tragic result of this trial: the imagination of their thoughts is only evil continually. "The heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart", declares the Preacher (Ecclesiastes 9:3; see also Jeremiah 17:9).
Then the LORD repents of having made man. It goes without saying that God never makes a mistake. But the wickedness of man obliges Him to change His dispensations, a little like when parents, because of their child’s disobedience, give up the idea of giving him a treat which they had intended. God therefore decides to remove His creature from the earth, with the exception of Noah, the only one who is walking with Him.
