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Day 3 or January 3. Is it worth just one more try? Our thought today is rooted in Genesis

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chapter 6 verse 6. The Lord regretted that He had made human beings on the earth, and

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His heart was deeply troubled.

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First the big picture surrounding this verse. One of the most famous accounts in the whole

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Bible comes next. God tells Noah to build an ark or a boat. Of course, Noah had never

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seen an ark before, so this was a real step of faith, and remember, he couldn't Google

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it for more information. This was the strategy God used to save all the different life forms

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on earth, including mankind, before the water obliterated everything. The word used for

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ark is the same one used to describe the basket made for Moses when he was a baby, and in

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which he was left floating on the Nile and later rescued by an Egyptian princess, as

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recorded in Exodus chapter 2 and verses 3 and 5.

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The box which stores the Ten Commandments inside the tabernacle is also called an ark.

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When the flood finally recedes, the ark is deposited on Mount Ararat in present-day Turkey,

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and the family of Noah resume their lives, thanks to their gracious God.

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And now our action step for today.

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Chapter 6 includes some of the most sobering words we have from God. He actually regretted

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making human beings. I have to admit, there are many projects I have started, which have

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not worked out well, but I am surprised that God had the same experience. The problem was,

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God gave humans free will, and they chose to ignore His advice and deliberately went

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their own way. However, God was so committed to us that He decided to give us a second

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chance, and that is where the ark of Noah comes in.

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The issue is not do we have any failures or disappointments in our lives, but what are

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we going to do about them? If something popped into your mind when you heard this, it could

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well be the Holy Spirit urging you, with His help, to resolve a specific issue in your

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life, right now. Don't give up, give it another chance. After all, where would we all be if

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God had simply given up?