Well, the attbi.com forwarding has ended - I can't get the other subscription to go through, so I decided to send this devotion instead for the group. :-) Love in Christ, Ruth Anne X-Originating-IP: [66.185.253.37] Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 02:12:44 -0600 From: todayintheword@... Subject: Today In The Word Devotional For 01/05/2005 To: da2ofus@... Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God. Genesis 6:9 TODAY AT MOODY Once again, please include in your prayers MBI=92s Distance Learning Center staff=97William Blocker and DuRhonda Palmore=97and their ministry to the students who come to the MBI campus and to our regional classrooms in the evening to continue their education. Wednesday, January 5, 2005 Read: <3d.htm>Genesis 6:5-7:24 TODAY IN THE WORD Another Noah=92s Ark? That=92s what an official in the European Space Agency proposed recently. Dr. Bernard Foing said that efforts should be made to create a repository of genetic samples of all plant, animal, and human life. This library of DNA samples would be placed on the moon in case of a natural disaster, nuclear holocaust, or other catastrophic event. =93You could repopulate Earth afterwards, like a Noah=92s Ark,=94 he said. The original Noah=92s Ark was a merciful provision from God. Sin had come to dominate the story of humanity: =93The Lord saw how great man=92s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time=94 (6:5). Since God hates sin, He was happy to dish out punishment, right? Not exactly. =93The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain=94 (6:5=976). He must judge sin, but He loves us so much that it hurts Him to do so. Once again, this story sounds the twin notes of judgment and mercy. God would punish sin with a Flood that would wipe out all human and animal life, but He would save a remnant. That remnant was Noah and his family. As a righteous man, Noah contrasted strongly with the people of his generation. He walked with God as a friend, and God shared His plans with him, telling him to build a large boat and put on board a zoo of animal species=97a kind of ancient DNA library! Noah obeyed in faith (6:22; cf. Heb. 11:7). God sent the animals, everyone got on board, and He Himself shut the door. Then it began to rain. What a sobering picture of the extinction of life on earth, an appalling outworking of the punishment of death. One aspect of our purpose as Christians is to live in light of the Second Coming of Christ. Peter said that people who don=92t accept the truth of Jesus=92 return are as badly off as those who were skeptical about Noah=92s warnings about the imminent Flood (2 Peter 3:3=977)! TODAY ALONG THE WAY As we can see in today=92s reading, God takes sin very seriously indeed. Do we? Too often many of us do not include confession as a regular part of our prayer lives. Too often we think only red-letter sins need confessing. Our consciences are simply not tender enough. Today, confess your sins before the Lord. Let His Holy Spirit examine and convict you. Pray with the attitude of David, who said, =93I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin=94 (Ps. 38:18). 2005 Copyright Moody Bible Institute =95 <3d.htm>www.todayintheword.org This email was sent to <3d.htm>da2ofus@..., by <3d.htm>todayintheword@... <3d.htm>Update Profile/Email Address | <3d.htm>Unsubscribe | <3d.htm>Privacy Policy ~~~~ Alan & Ruth Anne Wheeler <da2ofus@...> Proud owners of the following lists: Ladies Fellowship, LF Newsletter, Bread of Life, Christian Drummer and swgCares at: < www.associate.com> ~~~~ Alan & Ruth Anne Wheeler <da2ofus@...> Proud owners of the following lists: Ladies Fellowship, LF Newsletter, Bread of Life, Christian Drummer and swgCares at: <www.associate.com>