When God saw the extent of the wickedness of man in the days of Noah, He essentially declared, “I’ve had it!” Man’s unchecked flesh had thoroughly corrupted his way upon earth, which had a devastating effect upon the entire planet and all that lived on it. Mankind’s vile human nature was in such total control that he was beyond repentance. He had so completely rejected God’s way that God in His justice and mercy had to put an end to such wickedness.
We Christians need to become fed up with the sin in our own lives, and take to heart Paul’s exhortation: “Be angry, and do not sin”. We must say to our unredeemed, Christ-hating flesh, “I’ve had it!” God told Noah that His Spirit would not strive indefinitely with the sinful nature of man. Likewise, if we are going to have productive lives in God’s kingdom, our spirit must not strive with our Creator!
Are you content living with unsurrendered (read that, ‘rebellious’) areas in your life? Have you taken all you possess – your dreams and regrets, your future and past, your ‘rights’ – to Calvary and declared: “I’ve had it, Jesus! Take it all; take me, no reservations”? Have you taken those easily besetting sins – wrong attitudes, lukewarm service, or sins of the tongue – to Jesus and said, “I’m sick of this, Lord! I hate these sins; I’ve had it!”?
You see, it’s not until we’ve ‘had it’ and repented of our sin that we can begin to see the proverbial ‘light at the end of the tunnel.’ Is there really any sin or habit that we hang on to that is worth the grief or “wages” that it pays? The fact is that even as believers we still possess an unredeemed body with unredeemed emotions, and we are in a civil war. However, as we respond by the grace of God to the Spirit of God, then we’ll bear His fruit.
My friend, where are you habitually sowing your seed? I’m afraid too many have jumped from the Ark of Christ, or have turned back to Egypt (which depicts worldliness). Oh, they may not be involved in adultery or pornography, but there’s worse. Many have been lulled into a spiritual amnesia, forgetting God’s Word, or have become indifferent to the needs of others. Sad to say, but these are typical descriptions of the nominal American Christian.
Jesus went all the way to the cross and died for you. Won’t you die to your flesh for Him? Won’t you stop striving with God? When I remember Calvary I’m angry for allowing “the little foxes” of compromise to spoil the Vine. I’ve had it! Will you join me in a holy rebellion? After all, we are in days comparable to Noah’s, and it’s later than we think!
