Knowing God - He Looks on us with Grace

Gen 6:8

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

                                                                    

God saw the wickedness throughout His creation and He expressed a great regret for even making man.  The Lord was grieved and the Lord wanted to destroy all flesh with the earth.  Yet, we see a few verses later that there was a man who found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Our God does not generalize when dealing with man.  He sees the overall state of a society but the Lord sees the individual as well.  Our individual walks with the Lord are noticed and considered.  Our God sees everything.  He sees all that goes on in the streets, in the homes and in the hearts of mankind.  We can be like Noah and find grace in the Lord’s eyes.  The grace we have now been given is found in Jesus Christ our Lord.  Because He came, died and rose, those who are in Christ have found the favor and acceptance of a holy God who sees the wickedness surrounding us and yet Christ’s righteousness upon us.  Those of us who have put on the Lord Jesus, given up on this world’s ways and placed our complete trust in Him, enjoy the favor/grace of God even if our eyes often read the stories of wickedness and grief.   Dear one, know that your life is seen and you will not be lumped together in judgment when the favor of God is upon you in Christ.  As you see wickedness, rest in the fact that, if you are in Christ, you have found grace in the eyes of the Lord.