Genesis 6:8—“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”
It was the darkest period in human history. The earth was filled with violence, and every imagination of man’s heart was continually evil. Against this bleak backdrop, a single sentence shines with brilliant radiance: “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” The word “but” marks a turning point, not because Noah was morally superior to all else, but because God’s grace intervened in a corrupt world rushing toward judgment and peril.
Noah’s righteousness, described in the following verse, flows not from human effort but from grace already received. Grace precedes obedience. Before Noah builds the ark, before he walks blamelessly in his generation, he first finds grace in the Lord’s sight. God’s favour is the source, not the reward, of Noah’s faithfulness.
When human corruption makes salvation humanly impossible, God acts in sovereign grace. He sets His favour upon Noah, not as a reward for righteousness, but as the source of it, proving that redemption never arises from human goodness. Noah’s life testifies that grace alone confronts human depravity and that salvation in every generation is grounded entirely in God’s gracious initiative.
Genesis 6:8 has a message of hope in these perilous last days. Though darkness deepens, righteousness seems rare, and obedience feels costly, this verse declares that God’s grace will not fail to act with saving power. Even in a corrupt world, grace still seeks, calls, and saves. The flood of human wickedness cannot drown the purposes of God, nor can the weight of the times silence His mercy.
Therefore, take comfort and courage. Do not measure your hope by the world’s darkness or your own weakness, but by God’s steadfast favour. Our rest is found only in grace, the same grace that found and sustained Noah.
