"And the Lord ordained Noah after his own order, and commanded him that he should go forth and declare his Gospel unto the children of men, even as it was given unto Enoch.
And it came to pass that Noah called upon the children of men that they should repent; but they hearkened not unto his words;
And also, after that they had heard him, they came up before him, saying: Behold, we are the sons of God; have we not taken unto ourselves the daughters of men? And are we not eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage? And our wives bear unto us children, and the same are mighty men, which are like unto men of old, men of great renown. And they hearkened not unto the words of Noah."
Moses 8:19-21
I like this reminder that God works to save us and give us a choice, even when we've gone over to the dark side. Our pride gets in the way a lot, and like the "children of men" here, we want to be as cool as God's followers without any humility or other effort. Unfortunately for us, sometimes we don't snap out of that stage, and keep wanting to be justified in being perfect the way we are instead of admitting that we are imperfect and that we need to change, and also need some help to do so.
Today, when God calls upon us to repent, let's listen to him rather than trying to justify ourselves as the embodiment of perfection just the way we are. Let's listen rather than boasting, and learn rather than laughing at the messenger, and then drowning because we didn't. Let's learn from their mistakes, and be open to God's help in our lives, and humble enough to be willing to improve. :)
And it came to pass that Noah called upon the children of men that they should repent; but they hearkened not unto his words;
And also, after that they had heard him, they came up before him, saying: Behold, we are the sons of God; have we not taken unto ourselves the daughters of men? And are we not eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage? And our wives bear unto us children, and the same are mighty men, which are like unto men of old, men of great renown. And they hearkened not unto the words of Noah."
Moses 8:19-21
I like this reminder that God works to save us and give us a choice, even when we've gone over to the dark side. Our pride gets in the way a lot, and like the "children of men" here, we want to be as cool as God's followers without any humility or other effort. Unfortunately for us, sometimes we don't snap out of that stage, and keep wanting to be justified in being perfect the way we are instead of admitting that we are imperfect and that we need to change, and also need some help to do so.
Today, when God calls upon us to repent, let's listen to him rather than trying to justify ourselves as the embodiment of perfection just the way we are. Let's listen rather than boasting, and learn rather than laughing at the messenger, and then drowning because we didn't. Let's learn from their mistakes, and be open to God's help in our lives, and humble enough to be willing to improve. :)
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