Finding Grace

2018-12-31

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. (Genesis 6:7-9)

This is the first time the word grace shows up in the Bible. The world was filled with corruption to the point that the LORD was going to destroy it.

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

We see a reason why Noah found grace: he sought God and walked with Him. Later, we see that he believed God’s promise of salvation by building and entering the ark as the LORD told him. He believed the promise, and God securely shut him in the ark before the flood came.

God will again destroy the world. This time, it is the risen Son of God that is the ark. Do we believe the promise of deliverance?

This is grace, not that we deserve His deliverance, but that we trust God that He can deliver us from the wrath to come.