My wife and I were reading Genesis 6.
When we got to the part where God was grieved by the wickedness of mankind, one statement stood out to us:
“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”
We got excited and immediately began to pray, “Lord, let us find grace in Your sight.”
But in the middle of the prayer, a thought came to me:
Was Noah simply fortunate, or was there something about his life that positioned him for that grace?
So we kept reading.
The next verses revealed that Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation, and he walked with God. Later, God gave him instructions, and Noah obeyed.
That changed the direction of our prayer.
Instead of only asking God for grace, we began asking Him to help us cultivate the kind of life that attracts His favor. A life of righteousness, fellowship with Him, and obedience to His word.
Sometimes we are quick to pray for what Noah had, but we should also desire to become who Noah was.
May God help us not only to seek grace, but to live in a way that finds it.
Joshua 2: "Rahab the prostitute"
Matthew 1: "Rahab, the grandmother of the Messiah."
God has the redemptive capability to change labels and rewrite stories for his purposes and our better.
.@ShawnRyan762 asked me point-blank: "Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?"
I am humbled and honored that I was put in a position to answer this question for him. This story is one of the best illustrations of the Gospel that I've ever heard.
Judas and Peter were prominent figures in Jesus's ministry.
They were both disciples.
They both betrayed Jesus.
Judas took his own life afterwards.
Peter went on to be a world changing leader & rock of the church.
The only difference between them was their willingness to come back to God after failure.
We all fall short at times.
Don't let your failure have the final word in your life!
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful & just & will forgive us our sins & purify us from all unrighteousness."
-1 John 1:9
You are always one prayer away. ❤️🙏
Judas and Peter were prominent figures in Jesus's ministry.
They were both disciples.
They both betrayed Jesus.
Judas took his own life afterwards.
Peter went on to be a world changing leader & rock of the church.
The only difference between them was their willingness to come back to God after failure.
We all fall short at times.
Don't let your failure have the final word in your life!
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful & just & will forgive us our sins & purify us from all unrighteousness."
-1 John 1:9
You are always one prayer away. ❤️🙏
You will die, and after that comes judgment.
Repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Eternity is long—don't be wrong.
Large potions of the Bible were written by murderers, like Moses, David, and Paul. This was not because God endorsed their sins, but because He could redeem even these men, and therefore, could redeem even YOU.
One of the greatest pieces of evidence that you've been saved is this:
You no longer enjoy the sin you once loved.
Yes, you still struggle. You still stumble. But now you fight.
One of the greatest evidences that Christianity is true is this:
The Bible doesn't flatter its heroes.
Noah gets drunk.
Abraham lies.
Moses loses his temper and murders someone.
David commits adultery and murder.
Peter denies Christ.
Thomas doubts.
Paul calls himself the chief of sinners.
Ancient myths make their heroes larger than life. Scripture tells the truth about mankind because its purpose isn't to exalt men. It's to exalt Christ.