Devotional Thoughts

Genesis 6:5-6    "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." "Every imagination of the thoughts of (man's) heart was only evil continually."  Again, I go back to the beginning.  "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness..." (Genesis 1:26) But we read after the fall of Adam, "And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image..." (Genesis 5:3)  I bring this distinction to show God's design for man was not that of wicked living; rather, He created Adam in his own image of sinlessness.  Now we come to the word that could throw us off course if we are not careful. The word, repent, as used in this passage means to have a deep sigh. Have you ever been in a place where you did n

Genesis 6:1-2    "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." Let's go back to the beginning once again.  "And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man." (Genesis 2:22) Now let's contrast that with today's verses.  "They took them wives of all which they chose." Can we immediately see a difference between the language of Genesis 2 and Genesis 6?  God brought the woman to Adam and now men are choosing their own wives. You might ask, "What difference does that make?"  I'm glad you asked.  God never changes; therefore we can always go back to the beginning when we want to see His way of doing things. What was the basis in today's verses for men taking wives of their own choosing? Though we

Genesis 5:28-29  And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: (29) And he called his name Noah, saying, This  same  shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.”   Lamech, the son of Methuselah, prophesied concerning his son Noah. “This  same  shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.” Word meanings are very important in understanding the Word of God. The word, comfort, as used in this passage does not mean what we normally think of comfort. Its meaning in this verse is to avenge, or take satisfaction concerning something wrong, or an injury, that has occurred.   What was the wrongdoing for which Noah was used to avenge? Let’s go back in time to father Adam. God said to Adam, “… Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed