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God's Wonderful Love
Sunday May 25, 2008
 11 And the earth was corrupted before God, and was filled with iniquity. 12 And when God had seen that the earth was corrupted (for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth,) 13 He said to Noe: The end of all flesh is come before me, the earth is filled with iniquity through them, and I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make thee an ark of timber planks: thou shalt make little rooms in the ark, and thou shalt pitch it within and without. 15 And thus shalt thou make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits: the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16 Thou shalt make a window in the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish the top of it: and the door of the ark thou shalt set in the side: with lower, middle chambers, and third stories shalt thou make it. 17 Behold I will bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, under heaven. All things that are in the earth shall be consumed. 18 And I will establish my covenant with thee, and thou shalt enter into the ark, thou and thy sons, and thy wife, and the wives of thy sons with thee. 19 And of every living creature of all flesh, thou shalt bring two of a sort into the ark, that they may live with thee: of the male sex, and the female. 20 Of fowls according to their kind, and of beasts in their kind, and of every thing that creepeth on the earth according to its kind; two of every sort shall go in with thee, that they may live.
Genesis 6:11-20
Reading this reminds us of us doesn't it, a corrupted world. A world filled with iniquity. We read so much of changes taking place everyday all over the world. But one thing we have begun to see is the manner in which choices are made in regards to living against God. He was specific in making male and female in all manner of species. It was put to Noah to pair each life form to save. Without these pairs there would be nothing to start over. And supposing they were doing what seems to be happening now in our time. That doesn't bode well for our world now does it. We've had the chance to make things right and it seems to be headed in the wrong direction. Our wills have won and we have placed God's beneath our feet. We idolize money, material possessions, lust and many other things that are not part of God's plan for us. In order to see his countenance we are the one's who need to change the desires of our hearts. Like Noah is called to prepare an ark in order to preserve and save pairs of life, we are called to prepare our hearts as well. | | | |
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Saturday May 24, 2008
 1 When men began to multiply on earth and daughters were born to them,
2 the sons of heaven saw how beautiful the daughters of man were, and so they took for their wives as many of them as they chose.
3 Then the LORD said: "My spirit shall not remain in man forever, since he is but flesh. His days shall comprise one hundred and twenty years."
4 At that time the Nephilim appeared on earth (as well as later), after the sons of heaven had intercourse with the daughters of man, who bore them sons. They were the heroes of old, the men of renown.
5 When the LORD saw how great was man's wickedness on earth, and how no desire that his heart conceived was ever anything but evil,
6 he regretted that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was grieved.
7 So the LORD said: "I will wipe out from the earth the men whom I have created, and not only the men, but also the beasts and the creeping things and the birds of the air, for I am sorry that I made them."
8 But Noah found favor with the LORD.
9 These are the descendants of Noah. Noah, a good man and blameless in that age,
10 for he walked with God, begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.Genesis 6:1-10
A period of time when change came about, it was not only sin that shortened mens life but by God's removal of his spirit from them. In order to understand that one must know the truth about God's Spirit. He speaks of wickedness that grieves his heart. Imagine making man in your image and likeness and it going sour. We have that within our own families today as well. Don't children grieve their parent's heart when they commit crimes and go in the direction of evil rather than good. What makes us any different in how we feel when God felt it first. We learned a lesson that even though our families may grieve us we love them still and would not kill them because they have turned their hearts away. We learned that from a loving God who even though wiped out mankind, it caused him much heartache. In this regard with life how often do we think about God and what he feels when we commit sin against him. We all know how much it hurts our families when we hurt them, we see it, we experience it and we try even harder not to hurt them. Since we don't see God we assume that everything we do doesn't affect him. Think again my friend. These early writings speak loudly of his love and regret. When I first began to embark on reading the whole Bible this way, I said I would reveal his face and I shall as we continue to journey. | | | |
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Friday May 23, 2008
6 Seth also lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enos. 7 And Seth lived after he begot Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. 8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died. 9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begot Cainan. 10 After whose birth he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died. 12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Malaleel. 13 And Cainan lived after he begot Malaleel, eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters. 14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died. 15 And Malaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared
16 And Malaleel lived after he begot Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. 17 And all the days of Malaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died. 18 And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Henoch. 19 And Jared lived after he begot Henoch, eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. 20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died.
21 And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala. 22 And Henoch walked with God: and lived after he begot Mathusala, three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. 23 And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him. 25 And Mathusala lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech.
26 And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters. 27 And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died. 28 And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son. 29 And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth, which the Lord hath cursed. 30 And Lamech lived after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters.
31 And all the days of Lamech came to seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died. And Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth
Genesis 5:6-31
Sorry for the extra reading, but the rest of this Chapter dealt with longevetiy. The long line of life and the continuation of family lines are apparent at the beginning of what we now know of our world. A moment in time where we read of the long lives of those who came before us. Amazingly we are given the ages of the men when they began fathering their children. In the young ages of their sixties, seventies, eighties and nineties. I say young age because it goes on to mention they live several hundred years after that. Passing away just shy of a thousand years. For us it is an amazing feat to live to be one hundred years old. Let alone fathering a child at the tender age of eighty. But for us we have had years and years of sin and error marring our future whereas those we read about have only just begun. The older folks of our time often impart their wisdom to the younger generation, often helping guide them in the right way of living. Wisdom that is often not heeded by a generation bent on doing their own thing. How often do we take the time to sit and listen to those who are elderly and listen to the stories of their life, of their successes and of their failures. We are in an age where young people often say we don't listen to them, and the older one's can say the same as well. None of us really listen to each other. I've come across that in my dealings with people. And I'm sure others have as well. It's not always a pleasant experience to speak and not be heard. But truth to tell, that's how we are as a people, we don't listen to those who have lived and those who have begun to live. It's no wonder we don't hear the whisperings of the Spirit in our hearts. Imagine how life must have been in the beginning of time. The trial and error of how to do many of the things we do naturally. Yet their life was uncomplicated. When listening to those who have lived long lives we often hear the same about their trial and errors as much as the many joyous times. It is also hearing of the uncomplicated ways of life lived in simplicity compared to what we have today. Now as I ponder the ways of life I wonder which truly was better, then or now.
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Thursday May 22, 2008
21 And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of them that play upon the harp and the organs. 22 Sella also brought forth Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artificer in every work of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Noema. 23 And Lamech said to his wives Ada and Sella: Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to the wounding of myself, and a stripling to my own bruising. 24 Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold. 25 Adam also knew his wife again: and she brought forth a son, and called his name Seth, saying: God hath given me another seed, for Abel whom Cain slew. 26 But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos; this man began to call upon the name of the Lord.
1 This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female; and blessed them: and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3 And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth. 4 And the days of Adam, after he begot Seth, were eight hundred years: and he begot sons and daughters. 5 And all the time that Adam lived came to nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
Genesis 4:21-26, 5:1-5
An impressive time frame to a start of a new world and the death of the one begot to begin it. The reading of the beginning leaves out much on the everyday habits but reveals the facts of a few errors committed. Lessons in where they have failed in doing God's Will. They lived a very long time too and this is something we are all preoccupied with in our time. It's the wonder on how did they manage to live so long. They just began in the world, where they truly had nothing. They had to rely on themselves, on God and most of all on each other. They worked together to build. They had no worries placed on them as to how they were to earn a living or put food on the table. They didn't have the worries we have about how we are going to pay for this or that. They did it together and built a world founded on love for God. They lived a very long time capable of doing what we cannot when we are just a smidgen old in their time. It's amazing what we have done since the beginning to shorten our life span. We began inventing numerous ways to bring about destruction. Yet in those periods since the beginning God never abandonned us, but brought us special people to help remind us of faith in Him. People of God.
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Wednesday May 21, 2008
11 Now, therefore, cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand. 12 When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth. 13 And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon. 14 Behold thou dost cast me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy face, and I shall be a vagabond and a fugitive on the earth: every one, therefore, that findeth me, shall kill me. 15 And the Lord said to him: No, it shall not be so: but whosoever shall kill Cain, shall be punished sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, that whosoever found him should not kill him.
16 And Cain went out from the face of the Lord, and dwelt as a fugitive on the earth, at the east side of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and brought forth Henoch: and he built a city, and called the name thereof by the name of his son Henoch. 18 And Henoch begot Irad, and Irad begot Maviael, and Maviael begot Mathusael, and Mathusael begot Lamech: 19 Who took two wives: the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other Sella. 20 And Ada brought forth Jabel: who was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of herdsmen.
Genesis 4:11-20
Cain's guilt over what he had done set him apart for the duration of his life. We all know what sin does to a soul, it it as Cain had spoken. He knew more than anything the price of what he did and what he would go through after. But even though God stated his punishment to Cain, he didn't take away his life because of his sin. Many have asked this question in our own time, why does God keep those who cause hurt and suffering, those who kill and do all sorts of abominations. Why does he let the innocent suffer and die at the hands of others. Yet, when another causes hurt and suffering, what is the worst punishment than death itself. It is living, not in the way of which we live, but with the knowledge of committing a grave error and living with it. No matter how hard others attempt to kill the torment that is his, it will not die. Only through God can forgiveness be given. God loved Cain enough to forgive him but loved enough to also punish him for taking a life away. Our own will often kills the treasure that lies within, living a life as a fugitive cast away from God.
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