Consider: Genesis 6:1-10

Verse 6 of Genesis 6 is heart-wrenching.

“So the LORD was sorry He ever made them. It broke His heart.”

Can you imagine God stating that His heart was broken? Can you imagine what the LORD was feeling when He was sorry for ever creating humanity?

This doesn’t speak of a God who is far off. This doesn’t speak of a God that hates humanity. This doesn’t speak of a God who enjoys condemning people to hell, eternally separating them from Him.

This speaks of the One who throughout the ages has wooed the hearts of man. This speaks of the One who longs for relationship with His creation.

You may not be in “sin”. You may not be a “bad” person. You may not be like the ones that broke God’s heart in the context of this passage. You may even be on your way to heaven. But I do wonder, where is your affection? What/who do you long for? We miss out on so much by settling in our relationship with Him.

The people of Genesis 6 had broken God’s heart by turning away from Him.

Which direction are you facing?