MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Tuesday April 21, 2020
Topic: They Despised God’s Warning
Text: Genesis 6:13 – 22
There
are many ways God warns us. It could be through spoken word, through dreams,
through natural events or through signs and wonders. The essence is for us to
avoid the impending danger. Daily on the media, we see and read about warnings on
environment, nutrition or religious, politics and many other warnings. Most
people have even stopped listening to these warnings. That was probably how
people responded to Noah.
Our
text tells the story of how Noah and his family built an ark in obedience to
God, in response to His warning that the earth would be destroyed. Then, Noah
was the only righteous person living. The Bible didn’t state that people mocked
Noah, but it certainly shows that no one listened to him or to God.
Noah
got right to work as God commanded (Genesis 6:22). From 1 Peter 3:20 it seems
that people were warned about the coming disaster but, apparently, did not
expect it to happen. This is how people today often react to warnings, even
warnings from God.
Daily,
thousands are told of God’s inevitable judgement, yet most don’t really believe
it will occur. This is same with the Covid-19 pandemic. Most people are adamant
to warnings of stay at home. When it hit them, they will realize that Covid-19
is true.
As
Christians who go out to preach the gospel, we shouldn’t expect people to
welcome or accept your message of God’s coming judgement on sin. Some will scorn
you but don’t let it trouble your heart. Nevertheless, for our good, we should
not neglect the warning about the second coming of Christ as Noah’s generation
did.
Food for Thought: How do you take God’s commandment?
Memory verse: 1 Peter 4:7
Prayer:
Grant me O Lord, an obedient heart to do as you command me
