“And it repented the Lord that he had man on earth, and it grieved him at his heart.” Commentary: Have you ever tried God’s patience? Probably every day! Morning, noon and night 24-7. We all have! So why does the Lord need to repent? He is without sin! Yet the sin of man grieved him beyond despair! The word “repented” used her in the Hebrew means to grieve strongly, breathe strongly, to change mind taking revenge and vengeance? Can God change his mind? He wanted to get rid of all men from the face of the earth! Bring judgment down on them with a big hammer! However the next Hebrew word “made” gives a clue to the mercy of God! See Strong’s #6213. The word means to create with purpose labor and with sacrifice! What sacrifice? His only begotten Son who always existed in Heaven as part of the Trinity and was there at Creation and participated in Creation! Sacrifice is built into Creation itself! We see back in Chapter 3 of Genesis a blood sacrifice had to be made for the animal skins to cover the sin of Adam and Eve! The blood of an animal showing the shadow of God’s own blood having to be sacrificed in future! Later in Genesis 6 we find Noah found grace as he walked with God! Just one man living for God can bring grace on an entire generation! Yes the world was destroyed except for Noah and his family yet his children would generations later produce through Mary our Messiah! Remember God will spare you in the midst of a pandemic even though others will perish! God was looking for just a few righteous when he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah! God today is looking for a few righteous in the earth to rapture before the coming seven year tribulation period! Jesus experienced the weakness of the flesh when God incarnated into flesh and his prayer in the Garden of Gesamane was: “Not my will but thy will be done.” Flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God! Our own will opposes God always! Thy Kingdom come thy will be done! Jesus had his own will yet he knew it would not lead him to the sacrificial love of the Cross! We are born with a free will and the power of choice! That makes up part of our created being! However left alone and not checked by the blood of Christ will lead to our destruction! If we choose Christ and follow him then his will is done in our lives with redemptive purpose creating righteous and peace into our world! James & Hamsa Sasse. IndiaJesusLovesYou.com