Today’s Reading: Genesis 6; Genesis 7; Genesis 8; Luke 3
Scripture: Genesis 6:5-6, 8; Luke 3:2
Genesis 6:5 The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. 6 The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain... 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
Luke 3:2 ...during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert.
Observation: Trouble -- the earth is in trouble. Things are bad and getting worse. Then God shows up. And what does he do? He calls the name of just one person. In Genesis 6, it is Noah, in Luke 3, it is John.
Application: When God wants to bring repentance or healing or some other change upon this planet, he doesn't just zap it -- he uses people to bring it about. And it starts with just one person -- one person who hears God's call and accepts the challenge to let God use him to do the impossible (by human standards). And that one person becomes the vehicle for the administration of God's activity upon the earth. I love the fact that the story of God's work on earth centers around daring individuals who risked it all in pursuit of God. And I know that God still works the same way today, and that he is still calling daring men and women to live a life that makes all the difference for those who will experience God through what they are doing.
Prayer: Lord, work this way through me and through the daring men and women that I have the privilege of leading. May we be bold and strong and filled with your power and grace to make all the difference in our world.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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