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Genesis 6: 7-22

One of the themes found through out the Word of God, is that God will separate the two classes of people. Read Psalm 37:10-20 and notice the terms used to describes the unrighteous (no more, broken, vanish, perish) and the righteous (inherit the earth, peace, upheld, forever).

Genesis 6-8, describes a time in the past when God did just this. In Genesis 6:7, God announces that judgment is coming due to continual corruption and violence. But God delays execution of this separation to give man time to repent and to avail themselves of God’s vessel of safety, which Noah was building.

During this time of delay, we learn three truths about God concerning judgment.

He is a God of Grace. He viewed all of mankind and He identifies Noah as one His own. For Noah was righteous, blameless (not sinless) and he obeyed God. His seal of protection upon him

He is a God of concern for His own. He informs us of what He is going to do. The creator of the universe, informs His people what His plans are. He tells Noah that He is going to “blot out man”, and He gives detail instructions and plans concerning the ark and how to build it. Noah obeys.

And finally, God is a God of reaching out to man thru the testimony of Noah. For 120 years Noah was a witness to his generation of coming separation.

How does this all play out with us today. God has announced that He is going to return and will deal with evil. In our day, those who have trusted in Christ as their Savior are sealed with the Holy Spirit, identified as belonging to God. We are God’s witnesses to the unbelieving world and also an encouragement to one another as we live in a world filled with corruption and violence.
God will keep His promise to separate us from evil and Genesis 6 is our encouragement and guarantee. He has done it in the past and will do it again

Have you trusted in Christ as your Savior? Are you protected from the coming separation?