Calling 4

Intro

the calling of Noah

illustration

A righteous family in an evil world

Nephilim continued

the Lord regretted- where does that put our understanding of an all knowing God?

how awful must the people have been that God decided to start over

“from the face” they have disregarded their relationship with God and so he will remove their relationship with his creation

wasted potential is the saddest thing

Establish my covenant

repeated multiple times at the end to make a point

a covenant between a greater and a lesser party often requires some sort of sign

God’s sign points upward, away from his creation

just like the other covenant story we looked at, God takes the burden of the binding relationship on himself because he knows the nature of his creation

and he loves us despite our selves

he still believes in our potential for good

Application

there are many flood stories throughout multiple cultures of the world

the rest of the world show humanity finding a way to trick or overcome their system of deity

our God shows mercy and grace and sorrow

our God makes promises and keeps them

our God humbles himself for no other reason than to show his love for his creation

you can wash away the evil in your life with water and only righteousness will remain