Are We Living in the Days like Noah? Genesis 5 and 6
We go back to the old testament to revisit the story of Noah in the book of Genesis. Noah was the tenth generation from Adam, who was created by God, in the image of God, and was the first human being. The Bible says that Noah was a righteous man living in a very evil and violent world.
During the time of Noah, people lived hundreds of years. The book of Genesis records Noah’s ancestral line from Adam and the ages of all his ancestors. Noah lived 950 years. Lamech, Noah’s father lived 777 years and Noah’s grandfather, Methuselah, lived 969 years, the oldest recorded age in the Bible. What happened that caused lifespans to be drastically reduced?
As the world was populating, God saw that the wickedness of man was great and that every intent of man’s thoughts was only for evil continually. Genesis also gives an account of a seemingly super race of people who were giants that were born from the offspring of the “sons of God” who married the “daughters of men.” Some theologians believe that the “sons of God” were fallen angels who intermarried with human women. You can read the passages in Genesis 6:1-7.
Although mankind had been corrupted by evil and wickedness, God found one righteous man, Noah, who was perfect in his generation and walked with God. Noah found grace and favor with God and God instructed Noah to prepare an ark that would save his family and the animals from the judgment and destruction that would be coming to the earth in his time.
In Matthew 24:37 the Bible says, “For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.” As we see evil increase, we have hope that our salvation is secure because Jesus is our “ark of salvation.” When we receive Him as our Savior, we have grace and favor on us and we need not be afraid of what is going on in the earth. We need to be informed, aware, and wise in the times we are living in so that we do not fall for the lies of the enemy. He may put thoughts in your mind that it’s the end of the world so there’s no use doing anything productive. This is the time we need to be strong and do what Jesus told us to do and that is to spread the good news and fulfill our destiny that God has called us to do, even in an evil and wicked world. (John 3:16; Hosea 4:6; Jeremiah 29:11)
Personal Development Tip of the week:
One thing that has served me so much in my life is the use of the questions I ask myself every day. If you think about it, all thinking really is asking and answering questions. If you think about what I just said to question whether that statement is true or not you are asking yourself a question.
Interesting right? The reason I bring this up today is that if we can realize our thinking consists of asking and answering questions we might want to look at the questions that we constantly ask ourselves every day. Do you find yourself from time to time asking yourself questions that don’t serve you? Probably because we all do. When was the last time you said…
Poor question examples:
Why am I such a screw-up?
Why do I continue to fail?
Why am I always in a bad mood?
Why is God doing this to me?
A large part of the quality of your life comes down to these questions we ask ourselves each day. In knowing that, we can start the process of creating new more empowering questions that lead us to better answers. Bad question, bad answer. Good question, good answer.
Some of the biggest breakthroughs in your life are just a good question away. Here are some examples of the question I ask myself each day in my prayer life and when I’m just thinking.
Good question examples:
How can I love and appreciate even more the life that God has blessed me with?
How can improve my life today that serves myself, others, and God?
What do I need to learn in order to improve the quality of my life?
What’s one thing I can be grateful for today?
What am I happy about in my life right now?
What do I want to improve in my life right now?
What am I committed to in my life right now?
What Did I learn today?
As you can see, I laid out a bunch of examples for you to give you a starting point on how you can start using strong quality questions that will lead to you new answers, insights, and perspectives.
Question for you? What questions do you use each day that serve the quality of your life? Leave a comment below!
Prayer for the week:
Father God, thank you for this new day and week ahead. I come to you today to thank you for my life, my family, your calling on my life, and a prosperous day. Bless me to focus on what I can control and to let go of everything I cannot. Keep my mind on good thoughts today as I encounter challenges and bless me to guard my heart and mind as I live for you this day in Jesus name amen.
God Bless
Dayne
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Do you know Jesus?
If you have never asked Jesus to be the leader of your life and forgive you of all your sins, this is the right time to act. Pray this simple prayer and believe it in your heart: “Dear God, Your Word says that You loved me so much that You sent Your Son Jesus to die on the cross for me. I want to be saved and have all my sins forgiven, past, present, and future. Forgive me now as I receive Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. You promised me salvation and an abundant life. I believe and receive Your free gift. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit and help me grow stronger in You each day, in Jesus name I pray, Amen.” (John 3:16)
Are We Living in the Days like Noah?