Scripture:
Genesis 6:3
Then
the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans
forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty
years.”
What does the word contend mean to you?
It brings boxing to mind for me. A challenger, or
a contender, goes up against the champ. The two men fight. They struggle
against one another.
In Genesis 6:3, God says that He is contending
against humans. He is struggling against humans because their hearts are evil.
Now, when a contender challenges the champ, they
are both competing, or struggling, for the title. But what is the goal, what is
the prize, when God and humans contend against one another?
Well, God, being the loving creator, always has
helping us to live a peaceful and righteous life as His goal. Because He loves
us, He wants our good and knows that our good is best provided to us when we
live the way He created us to live and ask for and acknowledge His blessings.
What is our goal when we contend against God? We
could probably say that it boils down to seeking our good but doing so through
our own means.
The problem is that our means and our own ideas of
what is good are never as good as God's. Our conceptions and means end up backfiring
either on ourselves or by hurting someone else. God, being the wisest and
goodest thing there is, always knows how to best provide our good and always
wants to accomplish it.
So, why would we contend against Him?
Think about it in your own life. What makes you
contend against God and His will for you?
Let us not fight against God. If God wants to do
and can provide good things for us, let's not make Him struggle to do it. Let
God give you good, and not just good but the best.
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