The Destruction at the Flood (part 1)

     

God is infinitely merciful, loving, compassionate! He is
not willing that any should perish. Destruction is not the result of any
change
in Him.

"For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not
consumed." Malachi 3:6.

"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his
compassions fail not." Lamentations 3:22.

But God is also a God of justice. In mercy He comes near to save and to
protect. In justice He leaves the rejectors of His mercy to themselves to
reap
what they have sown.

"For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies
will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a
moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee,
saith the Lord thy Redeemer." Isaiah 54: 7,8.

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the
flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the
Spirit reap life everlasting." Galatians 6:7,8

God exercises His justice in the hiding of His face. And remember it is sin
that hides God's face from us. Sin separates from God and produces death.
"But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and
your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear." Isaiah
59:2

"Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when
it is finished, bringeth forth death." James 1:15.

Trusting God

When we were without strength Christ died for the unGodly. When Adam sinned he lost faith and confidence in God and ran from his presence. Who changed God? No Adam had now seen God in a different light, He feared God because He made a mistake, when sin entered death came by sin but was it the sin committed that provoked God to destroy His creatures as a responsible Heavenly Father?

No death came by sin. Sin separates from our creator, is asserts independence. It forces God out of the picture and results in a disconnect from life. Death came by sin because it separates from the creator, the source of life. It breaks confidence in His eternal nature and character and government, sin assigns to God characteristics that belong to Satan himself.

God wants to win our trust back, He wants His creatures to know that He is trustworthy and therefore His bride will make herself ready.