Noah

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. Genesis 6:1-7.

The above verses describe a very unfavorable situation. God is highly

disappointed that his humans have so greatly strayed from his original

intent for them. Essentially, man is evil to the core. He must be

stopped and his pets. We can only wonder what would have happened

had God gone through with his plan.

He took one last glance around. Kind of a “Are you sure you want to

delete this file?” And then God clicked on NO.

8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

Grace shows up in the worst of circumstances.

Grace saved the human family.

Grace preserved the animal kingdom.

Grace gave us the rainbow.

Grace led to the building of the life-saving ark which would be a representation of the Cross upon which Jesus would die. That is the greatest gift of grace ever bestowed. As the Noahs entered the ark for salvation, so we enter in to Christ for redemption.

Hebrews 11:7 expands upon it:

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Grace to Noah came in the shape of an ark. That ark was only able to accommodate eight people and some heterosexual pairs of animals.

Grace to us comes in the shape of a cross to where whosoever will may come and be saved.

The songwriter said it, Though millions have come there’s still room for one, Yes there’s room at the cross for you.

This is first mention of Grace in the Bible. From the beginning Grace precedes faith. Later the Apostle Paul would shed light on the Divine plan.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8.

Grace allows for faith to be the only pre-requisite for complete and total salvation. Ephesians 2:9 continues:

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Grace disqualifies works and thus eliminates elitism.

The other songwriter got it right.

Wonderful Grace of Jesus, greater than all my sin;

How shall my tongue describe it, Where shall its praise begin?

Taking away my burden, setting my spirit free;

O the Wonderful Grace of Jesus reaches me!

Run to the Cross, my friend. -PJF-

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