Evil all the Time?

The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.  Genesis 6:5

This was the report card for mankind by God just before He commanded Noah to build an ark.  The letter grade for having the inclinations of your heart being only evil all the time got them a.. F!  They failed!  Mankind did not even show up for class or open a book (figuratively speaking).  There was no extenuating circumstances to consider so get ready, and be sure to update your flood insurance policy cuz it's gonna rain.

Evil all the time.. what does that even look like.?  I would guess there would be your garden variety envy, greed, racism, and hatred fueled by a self indulgent 'hell bent' looking for the next high' attitude in drink, sex, and/or any other means imaginable. Evil all the time.. folk are gluttons for all forms of pleasure with no boundaries.  Their motto was something like ..  'What happens in Genesis 6:5, stays in Genesis 6:5.'.

Now fast forward to our modern lives.  I cannot imagine a society where evil all the time is there every inclination.  <insert reflective pause> Unless.. I turn on the evening news.  Then I might declare .. 'whoomp there it is.'  

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Maybe 'evil all the time' is an unfair assessment life today, but we are exposed to a very secular 24/7 stimulus overload with very little time left over for worship of our God.  This is not the road God intends for us.

Of course evil all the time is not a description of the church and God's people and outside the church just to be honest does not make someone evil.. BUT I see society as a whole being like 'frog in the boiling pot' unaware of how hot the water is. Cooked in his Jacuzzi while drinking a pitcher of margarettas.

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Insert REVIVAL here!

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14  

I know 2 Chronicles was also a very long time ago, but I believe the promise of 2 Chronicles 7:14 to restore any person, or nation who has fallen is true today.

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So what if.. we had a revival and we loved and focused on God in a way that was contagious? What if every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only God all the time.   Then God would hear our prayers, forgive our sins, and heal our land.  

May God bless each of you today in our pursuit of God and for a revival that changes the world.

​Jeff

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