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Genesis 6:11

Genesis 6:11

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Corruption and violence are two key words here. Corruption describes moral rot — the inner decay of character. Violence describes the outward result — the harm people do to one another. Sin always moves from the inside out.

Memory phrase: God sees all that is wrong.

Talk about it: Why does being selfish and forgetting God lead to people hurting each other?

Prayer: God, please protect me and my family from violence. Help me never to hurt others.

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