The Christmas Spirit

Well, not really the "Christmas" Spirit, but really the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost.
Genesis 1:1-2

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

In the first two verses of the Bible, it is pointed out that God was there, and he created everything. There was also the Holy Spirit there. Here is the definition of Spirit:

Spirit: rûach - pronounced: roo'-akh:
Wind; by resemblance breath, that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions): - air, anger, blast, breath, cool, courage, mind, quarter, side, spirit (spiritual), tempest, vain, (whirlwind) wind (windy).

Genesis 6:1-7

When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years."

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.

The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them."

Inclination (noun):

• A disposition or bent, esp. of the mind or will; a liking or preference.
• Something to which one is inclined.

Inclined (verb):

• To dispose (a person) in mind, habit, etc. (usually followed by to).
• To be disposed to a certain preference, opinion, or course of action.
• To have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed.

How sad is this? It really isn't sad as it is... I can come up with the words to describe the whole situation. Every habit was sinful. Every preference was sinful. Being sinful was so much a part of life, that the people did not think about it. They just did it. And because everyone did it, everyone approved of it. It was commonplace to act the way they did. Having a whole bunch of wives? It was common place. Homosexuality? It was acceptable. In fact, you were considered out of place if you did not practice homosexuality.

Nephilim: nephîyl - pronounced: nef-eel':

Properly, a feller, that is, a bully or tyrant: giant.

Feller (noun):

• A man or boy; a fellow.

I simply had to look up that word out of plain curiousity.

So, bullies are not a new thing. Bullies married many women, maybe practiced homosexuality, and every thought and action was rooted in sin. And bullies were pre-flood. They've been around forever. God is grieved by sin. The Spirit is grieved by sin. More to come... Johnny Out.