This week ends with the realization of the depth of mankind’s rebellion against God. Yet, we see the relentless grace of God move to restore mankind to the unbroken relationship He once shared with us. The greatest tragedy of broken relationship mankind now has with God is that fall destroys our understanding of Him. We see through the account of creation that all power, all wisdom, all that is good, all that is beautiful came from Him. He is the one who gave life and love. It is our sin and his enemy that is to blame, yet He gets the blame. We question Him. We see Him as the enemy. We see ourselves as wise. We have replaced truth with lies. We are deceived and full of deception. We exalt ourselves and dismiss our Creator. Then we come to the last day of reading for the week and see the unwavering goodness of God. Reading the family lines of Shem, Ham and Japheth may not sound exciting, but here is where we see the goodness of God at work despite our pitiful condition. Remember the curse and blessing from yesterday? Just look at the kingdom’s and cities established through Ham’s line; Babylon, Assyria, Ninevah, Philistine, Sodom, Gomorah. Any of these sound familiar? The greatest enemies of Israel. The most wicked places on earth. Then there’s Shem’s line; Shem fathered Terah who fathered Abram. The family of Shem sets out for the land of Canaan. Our reading ends, not with tragedy but with hope; grace that is greater than our sin.
Father, as we see Your story unfold, may we realize the truth of who you are and who we are. May we realize the depths of Your love towards us and our need for You.
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