We are All in Danger of Falling
Introduction
The One and only God of the universe, the God who is described as “merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin”, made a decision that humanity is almost beyond repair and brought on the flood.
Yes, the human race in the days of Noah is described in Genesis as:
“Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the Lord said, ‘I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.’” - Genesis 6:5-7 [NKJV]
We must remember that there was no idolatry in that generation of Noah. Idolatry was introduced to the world only after the Tower of Babel’s division of human beings into nations. The sins of the generation of Noah were moral, evil, and there was no redeemable factor in the majority of the human race.
The evil was so big that God, the Father of all, the long-suffering and gracious Creator, just about decided to destroy man and start over. It is sad to read that the Creator said: “I am sorry that I have made them.”
An Important Lesson To Remember
The story of Noah actually raises another red flag that greatly concerns me. Here you have a man that is described as,
“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.” - Genesis 6:8,9 [NKJV]
God saves Noah and his family from destruction in the flood. Yes, soon after the flood we read:
“And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent… And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness. So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him.” - Genesis 9:20,21, 24 [NKJV]
This story is a red flag for me and I suppose it ought to be for all of us who serve God. The danger is there for anyone, preacher, elder, rabbi, or doctor, to fall. To fall even after receiving such a great blessing and so much grace and love from God.
We all must be on watch constantly and make sure that after receiving God’s grace and gifts we don’t turn around and bring shame on ourselves and our families. There is no guarantee that if today we are men of God and servants of the Most High, tomorrow we could not fall.
With that said I must ask you all to pray for your leaders and for those men of God who are serving the body of the Messiah, and also pray for all of us at Netivyah.
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Joseph Shulam
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Joseph is the pioneering founder of Netivyah, one of Israel’s first official Messianic non-profits. Dedicated to restoring the Jewish roots of the faith, he has authored numerous books and lectured globally for over 50 years.
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