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Blotted Out

Words of Faith Final

Blotted Out
Words of Faith 2-15-2022
Dr. Jeffrey D. Hoy © 2022
Jeff.Hoy@faithfellowshipweb.com
Faith Fellowship Church - Melbourne, FL
www.faithfellowshipweb.com
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Genesis 7
       [17] Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days; and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth. [18] And the water prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
       [19] And the water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the high mountains everywhere under the heavens were covered. [20] The water prevailed fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered. [21] And all flesh that moved on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind; [22] of all that was on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.
     [23] Thus He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky, and they were blotted out from the earth; and only Noah was left, together with those that were with him in the ark. [24] And the water prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days.
 
       It must've been a long 40 days. Each of those days, the water increased and lifted the ark as it rose above the earth. Finally, everything on earth was covered. The destruction of every moving thing on the planet was complete. Everything living... on the earth, outside the ark, was destroyed. Only marine life survived. Sin had infected every aspect of life, and nothing short of a new beginning would suffice.
       Jesus said that this is how it will be at the end of this Age. "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; [39]  and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:37-39).
       This should not be a frightening thing to contemplate if we have received the gift of salvation by grace. We have been invited into the ark. But Jesus points out that, in the same way, many paid no attention to Noah and his family, so it will be at the time of Christ's return.
       The word used in verse 23 translated "blotted out" means to wipe out or utterly destroy. It is the same word used elsewhere in the Bible to describe sin that is expunged. The corresponding Greek word is used to describe the work of Christ canceling our sin debt and canceling the claim of the law against us (Colossians 2:14).
         The tremendous cost of humanity's sinful defiance was to be blotted out. The great price was paid by Jesus, and our sin was blotted out. There could be no better news in all of life.
         Have you received the blotting out of your sin? Have you received the cancellation of the law against you? Have you received the new life that he has provided?
 
        Lord God, I am in awe of You and Your plan of salvation. Thank You for making a way for me when destruction was all around me. Thank You for blotting out my sin. In Jesus' name
 
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