A second chance

And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him: Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark. – Genesis 8.15-19

God would have been totally just and totally justified if He had just wiped everything out and started from scratch. Man had ignored His teaching and turned away from Him. Wickedness was rampant. All over the earth only Noah was upright and God showed His grace to him.

No one else believed God’s message so the world was wiped out. The only leaving air-breathing animals were those on the ark. Only eight people survived. It is almost like God said ‘let’s try this again.’

But, the reality is, God gave us a second chance. He sent man out with the same instructions. Go out and multiply and fill the earth. We know that man is no better than he was the first time, but still, God gives him a second chance.

There is not a whole lot to say here, except thank God that He is still the God of second and third and fourth chances.

How do I know?

He keeps putting up with me.