somewhere along the line, we became smart. we began to build for ourselves idols and barns that would show how smart we had become. we became enamored with our ability to think and reason, we liked the fact we had evolved, as it were, into such wonderful beings.
what once was would be no longer, what once was accepted would be left for new thoughts and creations in our image and our likeness. we left that which was simple and intimate for that which had become cold and distant...all for the sake of knowledge.
we lost the deep respect for the creator. no longer are we as Job was when he was asked to reply to his maker. we do not find it prudent nor of any importance to place our hands over our mouth, rather we have the nerve to demand and question the maker on His motives and His ways.
we set ourselves up on level ground with him, reminding ourselves that because of the image that rests in us we bring a great deal to the table and conversation.
we have become, in our own eyes, that which he is.
the security of holiness has been left for the created. while some seek physical pleasure, what is sought more and more among the chosen ones is the reinvention of the human status.
i have spent some time recently in Genesis. what I find so interesting is the God of mercy creating, destroying, and renewing...then confusing His creation all in the first 1 chapters of the book.
but what saddens me is this...
Gen 6:5-8
the the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
and the Lord was sorry that he made man on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart.
and the Lord said, I will blot our man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky, for I am sorry that I have made them.
BUT...
Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
it was not long after the beginning, that the efforts of man became evident.
have we changed? have we turned?
the rest of scripture reveals we have not.
imagine, not a child's fairy tale, nor a cartoon, nor a funny modern movie. but imagine the horror of men, women and children as they realized they were meeting their doom with no hope.
the one who laid in them his own image destroyed them. he was sorry he made them.
some would say these are stories of myth. others would say they represent a deeper metaphor. still others would remind us that none of what we read here doesn't really matter anymore. some take all, others take what they like.
how far removed are we from babel?
from the flood?
what once was would be no longer, what once was accepted would be left for new thoughts and creations in our image and our likeness. we left that which was simple and intimate for that which had become cold and distant...all for the sake of knowledge.
we lost the deep respect for the creator. no longer are we as Job was when he was asked to reply to his maker. we do not find it prudent nor of any importance to place our hands over our mouth, rather we have the nerve to demand and question the maker on His motives and His ways.
we set ourselves up on level ground with him, reminding ourselves that because of the image that rests in us we bring a great deal to the table and conversation.
we have become, in our own eyes, that which he is.
the security of holiness has been left for the created. while some seek physical pleasure, what is sought more and more among the chosen ones is the reinvention of the human status.
i have spent some time recently in Genesis. what I find so interesting is the God of mercy creating, destroying, and renewing...then confusing His creation all in the first 1 chapters of the book.
but what saddens me is this...
Gen 6:5-8
the the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
and the Lord was sorry that he made man on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart.
and the Lord said, I will blot our man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky, for I am sorry that I have made them.
BUT...
Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
it was not long after the beginning, that the efforts of man became evident.
have we changed? have we turned?
the rest of scripture reveals we have not.
imagine, not a child's fairy tale, nor a cartoon, nor a funny modern movie. but imagine the horror of men, women and children as they realized they were meeting their doom with no hope.
the one who laid in them his own image destroyed them. he was sorry he made them.
some would say these are stories of myth. others would say they represent a deeper metaphor. still others would remind us that none of what we read here doesn't really matter anymore. some take all, others take what they like.
how far removed are we from babel?
from the flood?
as far as it is from our feet to our knees.
we are who we are. selfish, sinful, rebellious, hateful, mean, idolatrous, and full of pride.
BUT,
Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
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