I can see that it was very quiet, very somber moment when God had come to his decision. Seeing how mankind turned away from their own creator. Violence, greed, jealousy, full of lust and hate. God was grieving. He gave Adam life only to see them fall away. There Noah stood with his family as God closed the doors of the massive ship. One man and One God. The heavy door slammed shut with a resounding echo ending the first era of man. The slate wiped clean. “Only one man worthy.” God said as the flood waters poured from the heavens.
Generations would be born and generations would pass away from the seed of Noah. God the father would hand down commandments in effort to help guide his people on how to live. “Love each other. Honor each other. Love and Honor me.” What more or what less did the 10 commandments say? Again the people turned away because they worshiped the stone the words were written on and not the one who made them. The rocks would sing out instead.
They lusted for the created but they did not love the Creator. They worried more about keeping each other under the law than keeping the law. They couldn't understand that the law wasn't for the righteous to follow but to show them where they sinned. God gave the law to Moses and no sooner had the dust settled from their tents when the people turned away. Furious and filled with anger God was going to burn them all into ash when Moses interceded and saved the fallen nation of Israel.
What is so incredibly hard to understand about a spiritual God? God didn't want what he created worshiped! Not even a idol to represent God is acceptable to him. If you pray to a cross and hold on it for protection you created a idol from the cross. We are given strength through faith and we believe by faith in God. When a person kisses the feet of a statue they made a idol. The children of Israel couldn't understand this. You can understand, it's not the cross that is holy, it's not the church that is holy, it's not the water that is holy, it's not the wine or bread that is holy.
Only Jesus Christ and Father God are Holy!
But the people were more worried about pleasing and impressing each other than listening and praising God. Are the doves white and the lamb perfect? Is the gold Jewish or Roman? Too much time preparing the dinner and not enough time preparing the soul. Darkness surrounded those who tried to light the world with lamps that held no oil.
Jesus Christ stood there with his father, again on the shores of heaven, knowing, on the day he created man.
God was going to wipe everyone out one last time. You know it was there. God was so upset with man. No man was worthy. Time and time again he reached down feeding the hungry, healing the sick, provided warmth to the cold, and drink to the parched. Pulled his people from Egypt and gave them his Holy land. A covenant failed. No one was worthy. It was there in that moment that the knowing became.
Father! What people refuse to see!
In a whisper...
“I will.”
Perhaps those are the two most important words ever spoken in all the universe.
The greatest intercession ever made. Even before Adam drew in his first breath.
God the Father, Jesus Christ his Son, knowing everything, still found you worthy.
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