Genesis 6:5-8 - 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.” But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
It has been asked, if God is so powerful why doesn’t He just put an end to all the wickedness in this world?
The answer is simple...and yet not. He IS God. He does as He pleases. But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. (Psalm 115:3) And His plan will prevail.
However, He has not made us like robots to just do His will but has given us our own free will. He has allowed us to choose how we will live. We all start the same when we are born but in time our selves change. We make the choice to do right or wrong—just like we have the choice to believe in Him, the truth of His Word and whether we live for Him or not. He won’t force us. He wants us to make that decision for Christ. He only wants those whose hearts are truly for Him.
So this world has become what people have decided they want it to be. Like Adam and Eve in the Garden they have disobeyed God. Oh, they may not always consciously know they are disobeying Him but they are. They do as THEY please. They believed the lie of satan in the same Garden, “Did God really say...???” And by the way, yes, He did say! If it is in the Bible it cannot be disputed.
In a way we all want what we want at times; we can be selfish and prideful among so many other things. God can take care of that! He gets us in a place where we are at our lowest point and we have to (or should) seek help. It’s best to seek His help. He has the answers.
So this world has become what people have decided THEY want it to be. We may be living pretty near to the lowest point for this world. There may be no turning back for this country or world, though a short reprieve may come. So we watch, pray and wait.
So why doesn’t God just fix it? We’ve made our choice. When Noah built the ark the people scoffed and lived as they always had, in pride and selfishness, feeding their own desires and certainly not following or listening to God. And what happened? The flood came Noah had been telling them would come, destroyed all people, creatures and land yet saved Noah and his family. There were eight people saved out of the world. A small number, a remnant.
Here’s the point. God WILL put an end to all this. He has told us repeatedly through 66 books of the Bible who He is, who we are, what He expects, commands, and the consequences for both good and evil. He wished many years ago He had not created man. He destroyed most of them to start over.
He WILL come again to fix the problem. There will be only a remnant of believers at that time also. The question is, do you believe this? Do you see? Do you understand? Have you read? Have you heard? Do you care?
Revelation 22:12-15 - “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.
