A World Gone Wrong

Today's Verse

Genesis 6:5 (NLT)

The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.

Read: Genesis 6:1-8

Thoughts

Mankind basically did not change after the first worldwide judgment – by the deluge or great flood. Everything started right, and then suddenly, it goes wrong. Why is that, you may ask? Verse 5 says, our thoughts and imaginations are consistently and totally evil, that is why. We live in sexually active environment, where perversion is all around – on TV, in the internet, billboards, magazines, advertisements, everywhere. Even if you go to Saudi Arabia where woman are wrapped with abayas and body exposure is prohibited, you can still see the lust in the eyes men, they even lust among fellow men!

Sexual sin is basically the highlighted sin in verses 1 to 8. It spread like epidemic in the days of Noah that God cannot tolerate anymore the evil that it brings. It was like, they have sex to breed good kind of warriors, in order to conquer territories. Now, as to the puzzle who “the sons of God” who intermarry with the “daughters of men” are, is still unclear to many Bible teachers. Some suggest that they are fallen angels, and some suggest they are the godly lineage of Seth (Adam’s son who replaced Abel), who intermarry outside the lineage.

It is sad to know that the world we live in today is already in that direction, where evil continues to flourish around us, especially sexual sin. Even the immediate consequence of this sin in the form of STD, HIV, AIDS or what have you is still being ignored by many. Much worse, the increase of abortion, divorce, homosexuals, bisexuals, and the like is unstoppable!

God will again purge the whole earth the second and last time. Not with flood, but with fire. We do not know what kind, but some suggest it could be through nuclear war, or secret weapons that could melt flesh, or comets and asteroids that will collide with earth and generate extreme heat, we just don’t know. What we know is what Luke 17:26 says, “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.” Are you ready, when that time comes? Jesus – the Son of Man - is the Lion and the Lamb (Rev. 5), He was the Lamb and offered as sacrifice for our sins, and He is also the Lion who will judge the condemned to be thrown into the lake of fire. Will you face Him as the Lamb or as the Lion?

Prayer

Lord God Heavenly Father, forgive us for we are soaked in sin around us. Help us to be pure that You may find us worthy when You return. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.