What is God's assessment of the earth after the flood? He clearly says that all humans are evil. Though they deserve to be struck down, he will not do it in the way he did before (Gen. 8.21). On the contrary, the sign of destruction is to remain on this planet and in human memory. Cultures around the world look back to a great flood, not surprisingly. After all, a worldwide flood in which only your family survived is something you do tell your great-grandchildren about. Yet more importantly we see the promise that our Lord grants in this passage. He will continue to care for his creation, though his creation is given to sin. He will not leave everyone to perish in sin. As he protected Noah, he will protect countless others in all generations. Though he will not use flood as his instrument of wrath, he will still pour out his wrath, this time, on all the sin of the human race, poured out on Jesus, the perfect Son of Man, who came to give his life as an atonement for us.
Has our Lord given us a sign? He has given us many signs of his love for us. Do we see the sign? Let us look to the sky for God's sign, let us look to the turning of the seasons for God's sign, let us look to the Scripture for God's interpretation of his signs. This earth goes through cycles, but our Lord endures forever, his love remains unbroken, his covenant with his people is something he will never fracture.
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