God ceasing to draw man to himself?

[emergingfaith]

Paragraph 27 of the Catechism starts by saying: “The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself.”

I am wondering…do the stories such as The Flood and of Sodom and Gomorrah contradict this? It would seem to me that destroying men would be a ceasing to draw man to himself. That is, God ended some people’s ability to be drawn to him. I’d appreciate any thoughts on this.

 

[NotWorthy]

I’d say God rid the world of these people:

A) to prevent them from corrupting others who are drawn to God.
and
B) as a warning to future generations.

 

[North_of_Nod]

Paragraph 27 of the Catechism starts by saying: “The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself.”

I am wondering…do the stories such as The Flood and of Sodom and Gomorrah contradict this? It would seem to me that destroying men would be a ceasing to draw man to himself. That is, God ended some people’s ability to be drawn to him. I’d appreciate any thoughts on this.

Nah, I think these people had already rejected God to the point where they didn’t care whether he approved of their actions or not. He didn’t want to allow these people to poison the faith of those who were truly reaching out to Him. The fact that He spared the lives of faithful speaks more for His mercy than the fact that He destroyed the godless.