Genesis 5 & 6, Matthew 3, Psalm 3
Genesis 5: 5-6 (ESV)
“The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
continually. And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it
grieved him to his heart.”
In verses 5 through 6 in Genesis 5 we find out that from the
beginning, God knows what our intentions are and thoughts that are in our
hearts. We also find out that because God loves us so much, like a good father,
God grieves in his heart when his children misbehave. I sometimes used to think
that God was not always aware of what I did, what I thought, and what was in my
heart. And I justified my reasoning by telling myself, that if God knew what
was really in my heart, he would have answered my prayers. This justification is
obviously wrong because God could have a million different reasons why he hasn’t
answered my prayers. As humans we cannot know what God sees and knows because
God sees and knows everything. Perhaps God didn’t answer my prayers because he
saw into the future what would happen, and it wasn’t good for me or in the plan
he had for my life. Whatever the reason we have to trust that God knows what is
always good for us and we cannot assume that he doesn’t even know we exist, and
we can do whatever we want. God does know us inside and out. God also loves us
so much that he grieves for us when we do wrong or disobey him, because he
knows what harm we will cause ourselves and others. And God doesn’t want us to
harm ourselves, he only wants the very best for us.
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