Genesis 6:5-13 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)
5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great
upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was
altogether evil all the time. 6And the LORD regretted that He had made man on
the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7So the LORD said, “I will blot out
man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and
crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.” Noah,
however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man,
blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God. 10And Noah had three sons:
Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and
full of violence. 12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt;
for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways. 13Then God said
to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through
them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and
the earth.”
Noah Obeyed God
Noah was about 500 years old at this time when God called
him to build an ark, a very large boat which was to house his family and two of
every kind of living creature on the earth. For God was going to bring
floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has
the breath of life, and he did. Only those within the ark would be saved. And
Noah, at the age of 600 years old, and his family and the living creatures God
designated to be included in the ark, they all entered the ark where they
remained safe.
The waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days. Eventually
the waters dried up from the earth. Then God called Noah to come out of the
ark, along with his family and with all the creatures who were in the ark with
them. Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. And the Lord said in His heart, “Never
again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of
his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living
creatures as I have done” (see Genesis 8:21-22 and Genesis 9:1-17).
Our World Today
I believe we are in “The days of Noah” in our present
day and time, not that Noah is living and building an ark today or that God is
going to send a flood, but that we are living in days like then where so many
people are giving no heed to God’s teachings and warnings, but they are living
for the flesh, to please the flesh, and not to please God. Even so many who
profess faith in Jesus Christ are living very worldly lives, for their own
pleasure, and not to please God, and not in obedience to God and to His
commandments.
So many are worshiping that which is not God but which of
the flesh of man, including certain people who are being raised up to God-like
status and who are being followed as though they are gods to be worshiped and
believed without consideration that they may be working for the devil, and that
they may be feeding us a pack of lies, and that their goal may be to trap us in
their schemes or to put us to death, and not to do us good as they promise. So
many people are lacking in true biblical discernment in these matters.
The False Church
So much of what is called “church” these days are creations
of human beings, and they are businesses incorporated (merged, combined) with
the state (the ungodly), which are being marketed to the world just like any
other businesses. And God demands that we come out from among them so that we
don’t share in their sins and in their punishment. For so many of these
“churches” are being led by the flesh, and not by God, and with the goal to
appease human flesh, and not to please and obey Our God.
[Matthew 21:12-13;
John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19;
Revelation 2-3; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]
The Biblical Church
But the biblical church is not these man-made businesses
being marketed to the world. The church is the people of God, the body of
Christ, made up of all who are of genuine faith in Jesus Christ, who have died
with Christ to sin and who are walking in obedience to His commands, and no
longer in sin. And Jesus Christ is to be our head, not human flesh, and the
Scriptures are to be our guide, not marketing schemes and tricks which are
being used to attract the ungodly to the gatherings of these “churches”
(businesses).
“Churches” Not of God
But these “churches,” which are institutions of man, and not
of God, are very popular among the people. And so many of them are teaching a
very diluted gospel which permits their adherents to continue living in sin and
in disobedience to God without consequence just because they “prayed the
prayer,” or just because they made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. And
many are teaching their people that they do not have to repent of their sins
and that they do not have to obey God, for they call that “works salvation.”
So what we have are a whole lot of people professing faith
in Jesus Christ who have not died with Christ to sin, and so they were not
raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as
slaves to sin but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness. And so they
are not “in Christ” by God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ. And so they are not
saved from their sins, and heaven is not their eternal destiny, because they
deny Christ by how they live their lives for the sinful pleasures of the flesh
and not for God.
The Days of Noah
And since “the church” is now mostly undistinguishable from
the world, as are many “Christians” who say they believe in Jesus Christ. And
since so many are living worldly lives for the pleasures of the flesh, and not
for God nor according to the teachings of the Scriptures taught in their
appropriate context, and so many people are following the ways of the world,
and not the ways of God, then we are living in “The Days of Noah,” which will
be followed by the judgment of God on His adulterous and idolatrous people.
Surrender to Jesus Christ
So, while you still have today, because tomorrow is not
guaranteed, surrender your lives to Jesus Christ. Die with Him to sin, and now
walk in obedience to His commands, by the grace of God, in the power of God.
For if you do not do this, and if you keep on living for the pleasures of the
flesh, you will not inherit eternal life with God, regardless of what your lips
profess.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts
26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans
8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1
Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians
5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14;
Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24;
1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation
3:1-22]
The Wickedness of Man is Great
An Original Work / September 25, 2026
Taken in part from The Days of Noah
An Original Work / July 6, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
For Our Nation
An
Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s
Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music
producer and arranger
Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.
Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.
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