Genesis 6:6

The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

In Genesis, as God surveys the world, he sees a world full of corruption and evil. It grieves His heart to see the world in this state. He had no desire to see the world like this. He had such great plans for the world and for man, that man would be in communion with Him. And yet the sin that man insisted on committing ruined that vision for the Lord. The world that was before Him was not what He desired. It was so far from His vision that He even regretted that He had made man.

God created each one of us too (Psalm 139:13). As a proud parent of a newborn child might do, God had a sense of expectation for us. He gave each of us unique gifts and abilities. He knew the good we would be capable of doing. He saw the different roles that each of us might play in His kingdom. The question we must ask ourselves is this: Is God disappointed in what we have become? He knows if we have pushed ourselves to serve Him and His kingdom. If we have allowed unrighteousness and sin to reign in our mortal bodies, He has known that as well. These things greatly sadden our Father. There may come a time when he even regrets our existence.

The comforting news is that throughout the whole time that Noah was preparing for the Lord’s judgment, we know that Noah preached to the men of that generation. God was still reaching out to them, still waiting for them to repent. He would have offered them salvation had they chose to accept it. If we too have not being living our lives according to Him, His hand is still outstretched to us. Until the finall judgment comes, He still will allow us to reconcile with Him. We should be anxious to take advantage of that oppurtunity.

The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.