The world we live in is the result of sin, that is a selfish heart.
In every dispensation, God is taking away every excuse of why we think we can live a life without God.
In Eden, life was perfect, yet we still rejected God and wanted to trust ourselves.
Before the flood, long life lead away from God and not to Him.
During the Patriarchs, selfishness (my way not God’s way) continued to spread and innocence was violated.
Moses was given the rule book (God, just tell us what you want, expect) and rebellion by those who still were selfish (my way first) was ever rampant.
The age of grace: God has shown His love by giving His Son for selfish mankind and we still think that our way is better.
Our way, selfishness, me first, has always been and always will bring disaster.
It is NOT enough to say we love God, to SAY we are a Christian. We MUST surrender our selves, our goals our dreams, our desires, our possessions to Him and DIE to self. That is what God is waiting for, a total surrender so He can change your selfish hard heart of stone into a selfless, loving, kind considerate of those you despise, heart of flesh. Nothing else will work. You cannot make yourself good enough. It is only the broken, submissive, surrendered heart, changed by God’s love, that will bring peace.