Open your Bibles, if you would, to Genesis chapter 6. The name of the message is Grace in God's Eyes. And I'm here to tell you that every one of the redeemed of the Lord who is saved and who will be saved, the only reason we are saved is because we found grace in the eyes of the Lord. and it is God who chose us in Christ simply because it pleased him to do so which is absolutely amazing and which gives him all the glory and all the honor and all the praise and this is a wonderful verse that we're going to look at one verse Romans chapter 6 we are going to read verse 8 It's not very many words, but it's wonderful, and it shows us the amazing fact that Noah, just like us, found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

So the only one who's made us to differ is God, and the only reason he's made us to differ from all the other people in this world, lost people in this world, is because we found grace. in the eyes of the Lord. Isn't that wonderful? It's not because of anything we've done. It's not because of walking an aisle or praying a prayer. It's because we found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

And that's why we're born again now. We're born again because God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world. Christ came to this world and lived a perfect life, weaving the coat of righteousness that we're clothed in. And then he died on the cross to ransom, redeem our souls. And then the Holy Spirit sent into our hearts, whereby we now cry, Abba, Father. Isn't that beautiful? We're born again by the Holy Spirit of God. Just like the Lord said, you must be born again to see the kingdom of heaven.

And not by works of righteousness, which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us. Oh, it's glorious. glorious so let's read one verse here Genesis chapter 6 verse 8 and notice this truth is set before us in very plain language and this is true for all of God's elect from all the ages so the Old Testament Saints who are the elect and the New Testament Saints who are the elect all the elect of all the ages this is why we're saved because God we found grace in the eyes of God this is this that's why that's why God sent his son to redeem us to redeem those who found grace in his eyes is amazing that's why we were generated by the Holy Spirit of God because we found grace in the eyes of God look at this Genesis chapter 6 verse 8 very very clearly spoken and we see Noah didn't do anything did he He didn't do anything before that would make God give him grace. He's born a sinner just like everyone else. But this is why he was spared.

Look at this. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Period. I read it again. It's so amazing. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Every single believer can put in their name in there. But Wayne found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Wayne Boyd. Me. Put your name in there. Found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Isn't that amazing? Vicki Boyd found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Isn't that wonderful? Put your name in there, beloved. That's the only thing that made us differ. We found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

So marvel at the sad consequences of the text, the context of this verse. I'll tell you what. It came to pass, man began to multiply on the face of the earth, and the daughters were born unto them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair, and he took them wise. all which they chose and the Lord said my spirit shall not always strive with man for that he is flesh yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years my oh my look at verse 5 and God saw that the wickedness of men was great in the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of of his heart was only evil continually. That's the state of natural man.

That's where God found us. In verse 6 of Genesis 6, And he repented to the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the air, for it repenteth me that I made them. And he destroyed the whole world, didn't he?

Every living creature died, except, look at this, but Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Look at that. look at that Noah and his wife we know were on that ark and his three sons and their wives look at that but Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord this is so still true every time a sinner is saved by the grace and mercy of God it's because you can trace it all the way back to eternity that we found grace in the eyes of the Lord see what that does that gives all the glory to God All of it, all goes to Him. Oh my, so the only hope for fallen man is if God steps in. If God steps in to save us. That's what this is bringing forth. The only reason Noah was saved was because he found grace in the eyes of God. By nature he was no different than anyone else, was he? Nope. He wasn't, just like us. We're born into this world. We're no different than anyone else.

But we're saved because we found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Oh, and we're saved through the perfect, sentient work of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by him alone, through his blood and righteousness. God saved us, beloved. Salvations of the Lord, praise his mighty name. Oh, it's wonderful. Oh my. So left to ourselves, we go headlong to hell. Left dead in trespasses and sins, we'll be just like everyone else. But God not ordained us to wrath, has he? No. No, we've been ordained to salvation.

When? In eternity. Why? Because we found grace in the eyes of the Lord and it wasn't based upon absolutely anything we'd done. But the scripture says in Ephesians, it pleased God to do so. Glorious! Blessed be the name of our great God! for the fact that God does intervene to save his people from their sins. The only hope for us is the intervention of God's irresistible grace in and through the Lord Jesus Christ, who is God incarnate in the flesh, the Messiah, the sent one of God.

Oh, and he was sent to what? Why was he sent? To save us from our sins. To save his people from their sins. Does He have to save anyone? No, God was never obliged to save anyone, but it pleased Him to do so. It pleased Him to choose the people in Christ. It pleased Him that He'd send His Son, the Word of God. His name, his human name is Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ. Pleased him to be his son. Right? For our sins. The sinless one, dying for sinners. Pleased God to do that. Why? That we might be holy and without blame before him in love. Oh my! That's wonderful isn't it? That's wonderful. My! And you know why?

He doesn't have to save because no mortal will ever ask to be saved. unless they're made willing in a day of God's power and like we saw in Sunday school on Sunday where the bride says draw me and I'll run to you that's oh that's the Holy Spirit working in us to cry that out right oh it's wonderful thy people shall be made willing in a day of God's power Psalm 110 3 oh it's wonderful and and it's his irresistible grace that seeks us It's his indescribable infinite mercy that he chooses the people in Christ to save. A people for his name's sake. A people chosen by him for himself in Christ. Oh and what does God do then?

Well he redeems us. God the Word come down from heaven. redeemed his people, redeemed all those who the father gave him into eternity and saved us from our sins and now when we're born again we cry salvations of the Lord praise the mighty name of Jesus my my oh my now we have some examples look at Cain and Abel in the beginning after the fall of man my we fell in Adam So Adam has two sons after he falls, one named Cain and one named Abel, right? In the book of Genesis with its opening chapters and throughout the pages of inspiration, all the way to Revelation is filled with pictures of our Heavenly Father's free and sovereign grace at work.

Adam had two sons, Cain and Abel. Cain and Abel. God passed by Cain and God saved Abel. Someone says, well why? Was Abel better than a fellow in God's eyes? Nope. Abel was born a sinner just like Cain. But Abel was given faith to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

And how do we know that? Well, he bought the proper sacrifice, didn't he? He bought a lamb. He offered the blood of the lamb. That's a picture of Christ. That lamb is offered up to God. It can never take away sin, but Abel's looking by faith to the Messiah. we know is called the Lord Jesus Christ oh my our Redeemer our Redeemer Abel bought a blood sacrifice which God provided now think of that think of that he offers a blood sacrifice which God provided and there and then found acceptance because it pointed to Christ Oh my! And what does Cain do? He brings the fruits of his labors and he's rejected.

My oh my! It's only God who makes us to differ, beloved. And the only way sinful men can approach the Holy Lord God is through the merits of Christ. our substitute, the perfect sin atoning substitute, eh? Isn't that wonderful? The Lord Jesus Christ, who is both God and man, both God and man. And we find acceptance only in the beloved, only in the Lord Jesus Christ. And think this, That's a substitute provided by God. That's a lamb provided by God. And that lamb is God himself. God, man, fully God, and fully man.

And he offers his blood up to the Father. perfect sinless Redeemer offers himself up he is the great sin atoning sacrifice for all the elect of all the ages and he cries it is finished the victory cry the victory cry it's finished and then he gives his spirit to the father says into my hand into thy hands I commend my spirit and he gives up the ghost finished salvation's accomplished 2,000 years ago praise the name of Jesus and all those for whom Christ died they're all just like Noah they found grace in the eyes of God so salvation's not something we do Salvation is already accomplished and it's accomplished by God himself. That's the truth of the scriptures. It's accomplished by God himself.

And the only difference between the fallen sons of Adam is the distinguishing grace of God. Just like Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord, Abel found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Oh, my, oh, my. And again, we sinners, God's elect, we find grace in the eyes of the Lord by nothing we've done and nothing we ever will do. It's all the pure, free, and sovereign grace of God shown to sinners in Christ. It's beautiful. It's wonderful.

And then let us think of Enoch. We see the distinguishing grace of God in Enoch's life. Oh my. Scripture says Enoch walked with God. Why did he walk with God? Because he's born again. He's given faith to believe on the Messiah, who is the Lord Jesus Christ. When few men walk with God, Enoch, because he found grace in the eyes of the Lord, walked with God. And he escaped death. He escaped death because God took him. Now how did Enoch walk with the Lord? Well he walked with God the only way any sinner can walk with God, by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, by faith in the Messiah.

Right? What did our King say? You must be born again. Guess what? Enoch was born again. And the same Holy Spirit that regenerated Enoch regenerated every one of the we believers who are currently alive today. And we've been given the same faith that Enoch had. Isn't that amazing?

My oh my. How did Enoch please God? we please God again the only way any sinner can please God by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ trusted him in him alone the Messiah the sent one of God my it's beautiful isn't it it's beautiful listen to this Listen to this. How does a believer then walk with God? How do we please God?

Oh, listen to this. John 11, verses 25 and 26. It's what I just told you, but I want us to hear the Master's words. Listen to this. The Lord Jesus says, Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life. Singular. I am the resurrection and the life. Here's the great I am speaking, right? Remember? Moses said, Moses said, who are you? I am that I am. And then in John, I can't remember what chapter it is, Jesus is talking to the Jews and he says, I am. He says, before Abraham was, I am.

You give them a little glimpse into who he is, but they still didn't receive him because natural man can't receive God. must be born again. My, listen to this, Jesus said unto her I'm the resurrection and the life he that believeth on me though he were dead yet shall oh shall he live he or she who trusts in Christ will live and whatsoever and or in whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. And then he says believeth thou this? Now, that's not talking about our physical death, because every one of us is going to physically die unless we're still alive when the Lord returns. Then we'll be caught up in the air with him. And it's not no secret rapture. Very public. Very public when Christ returns. And in the answer, here's a question for all of us.

Believest thou this? Do we believe Christ is the resurrection and the life? Do we believe that? Do we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ? If we do, the only reason is because we found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Praise his mighty name. Let's give him all glory, beloved. Let's give him all the glory.

In our text again it says Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Note the whole world was lost. The whole world was corrupt. All of Adam's race was degenerate. walked in wickedness, the whole human race, my, provoking the wrath of God. Yet we see that God in his great pity, mercy, and grace had compassion upon Noah.

He showed himself to be a great gracious God. As we see one man, Noah, found grace in the eyes of the Lord. My oh my. God spared Noah. God saved Noah and through him God preserved his family, preserved our race, all the people of God, all the human beings. There'd be no humans if God hadn't preserved Noah. My. Because we're the human race, remember? That's what we are in God's sight. We're the human race. Man divides people up into groups. No, we're the human race. It's beautiful. It's beautiful. So Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and the Lord preserved the human race, because out of the lineage of David must spring the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. And then the Word of God becomes a man, the sent one of God.

The Messiah comes to save his people from their sins. through his blood and righteousness and he dies the perfect spotless Lamb of God in the room and place of his people and the full wrath of God do us falls upon him and he redeems all the elect of all the ages. You know the Old Testament Saints look forward to the coming Messiah.

We look back to the cross and see the Messiah dying for us, the New Testament Saints. But what are we all looking at? The finished work of Christ. Isn't that amazing? Old Testament saints, New Testament saints are all looking to the perfect redeeming work of the Messiah. Marvel that both Old Testament and New Testament saints are looking at the same person. Looking at the same person.

He's called the Lord Jesus Christ and he's the Messiah. He's the Savior of God's people. And the reason we've been redeemed by him is because like Noah, we have found grace in the eyes of the Lord. And Old Testament saints and New Testament saints are simply sinners saved by grace. because we found favor in the eyes of the Lord. So let us praise our great God for the fact that salvation is of the Lord and that we have found grace in the eyes of the Lord based upon nothing we've done. And marvel, beloved of God, at God's glorious grace in Christ shown to sinners. Amen and amen.