Finding Grace
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. ~ Genesis 6:8
This is the first mention of grace in the entire Bible and at first glance, it might seem like an odd place for grace to show up. After all, Genesis 6 describes a world so filled with violence and corruption that God had a plan to wash it all clean with a flood and start new. Yet grace still broke through. One man stood out and that man was Noah:
We aren’t given a lot of detail about what made Noah different. Just a few verses earlier it says, “The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” (Genesis 6:5) But Noah? He wasn’t like the rest. Maybe he guarded his heart from corruption. Maybe he prioritized his family. Or maybe he was just the only one still looking for God. That is exactly how you find grace. You can’t find something unless you’re looking for it.
Several years ago, I was in a place where it felt like the world around me was full of noise, negativity, and a slow drift away from God. I felt the pressure to conform, to go along, or to give up. But deep inside, I knew there was something different for me. I wanted to be faithful, even when it wasn’t popular. I wanted to walk with God, even when it felt like I was the only one. Then in that quiet, desperate seeking, I found grace. God didn’t just acknowledge my heart, He responded with guidance, provision, and reassurance.
That’s what happened to Noah. God saw his heart, and love moved into action. God gave Noah the plan of salvation in the ark of safety. Because Noah found God’s grace, his family was saved, creation was preserved, and God’s covenant was passed down through Noah’s future generations.
God’s grace is His love and empowerment in motion. It isn’t passive. It moves. It builds. It saves and it empowers us to complete the purpose we were created for. When you find grace, everything changes because God starts building something with you and gives you the strength to walk out His blessed plan and design for your life.
Here are some ways you can start looking for grace today:
- Seek God Daily
Set aside even just 5–10 minutes to pray and open your Bible. Say out loud, “God, I’m looking for You today. Show me Your grace.”
Read Genesis 6 and write down one thing God highlights to you. - Choose a Clean Heart in a Corrupt Culture
Be intentional about the influences you allow in your life. Ask, “Is this helping me walk with God?” Choose what feeds your faith. - Build the “Ark” You’ve Been Assigned
Whether it’s your family, your ministry, your calling, or your personal growth, stay faithful to what God’s asked of you, even if others don’t understand. - Trust That God’s Grace Supplies What You Need
You don’t need to figure it all out. Just walk with Him. As Noah built, the rain didn’t come for years, but the provision was there all along.
Today I want to encourage you to search for God’s grace in your everyday life. Just like Noah, you may feel surrounded by chaos, confusion, or compromise but God sees you. He sees your heart and when you turn toward Him, He turns His love into action. His grace will build what you cannot build on your own. In Christ Jesus, the “ark” of your salvation, you have everything you need: life, provision, and purpose. Step into that ark. Start building and ask for God’s empowering grace to help get you there.
Today’s scripture reading: Genesis 6
1 Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them.
2 The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.”
4 In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
7 And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.”
8 But Noah found favor with the Lord.
9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.
10 Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 Now God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence.
12 God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.
13 So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth!
14 “Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior.
15 Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
16 Leave an 18-inch opening below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat—lower, middle, and upper.
17 “Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die.
18 But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives.
19 Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and a female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood.
20 Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive.
21 And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals.”
22 So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.
Journal:
- Where in my life am I in need of grace?
- What step can I take today to “build the ark” God has asked me to build?
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