Pastor Marvin McKenzie and Bible Baptist Church of Puyallup, WA present these short whiteboard Bible studies to advance and promote personal daily devotions.

Genesis 6:8
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Matthew Henry, "Noah did not find favour in the eyes of men; they hated and persecuted him, because both by his life and preaching he condemned the world: but he found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and this made him more truly honourable than the men of renown."

The word grace comes from a root that means "kindness to an inferior." The passage captures one of the great issues of the faith to me: grace is unmerited favor. We can never earn it and when we try whatever benefit we then receive is no longer grace. Grace is a gift and a gift that is earned is no longer a gift.

Yet gifts are seldom bestowed upon one who has no connection with the giver. My children will receive many and costly gifts from me because they are my children. They do not pay for them. I do. They have to do nothing to earn them. They have a right to them simply because they are my children and I choose to give gifts to my children.

Noah found grace, which is unmerited favor, but the Bible goes on to say in verse 9 that Noah was
· Just
· Perfect and that he
· Walked with God.

Here is the way I see it, Noah was not just and perfect, nor did Noah walk with God so that he could find grace in the eyes of God. Noah was the kind of man who sought God and it was because of that that God chose to shower grace upon him.

· Ours is to walk with God because that is the best walk.
· Ours is to be just in our dealings and
· Ours is to grow in perfection (maturity)

God's is to show grace upon whom He chooses.

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Pastor Marvin McKenzie, Bible Baptist Church Puyallup, WA