“16) And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17) And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18) And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: 19) Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die.” (Genesis 19:16) Even though Lot was a righteous man, his faith was very weak. It seems that he did not fully trust God or believe His word. Would God really destroy Sodom? Was Sodom really that bad? Apparently Lot and his family were enjoying life in the city of Sodom. Even after the Lord showed mercy unto Lot, Lot still had his own agenda. He did not want to follow God’s instructions. He thought he knew a better way. He did not trust God to take care of him in the mountain. Instead, he was afraid that something bad would happen to him and he would die. We will see that Lot’s example brought him great heartache and destroyed his whole family. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 14:12) When God shows us a way, we must trust Him and obey. If we try to go our own way, our disobedience could have a very great cost.
“16) And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17) And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18) And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: 19) Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die.” (Genesis 19:16) Even though Lot was a righteous man, his faith was very weak. It seems that he did not fully trust God or believe His word. Would God really destroy Sodom? Was Sodom really that bad? Apparently Lot and his family were enjoying life in the city of Sodom. Even after the Lord showed mercy unto Lot, Lot still had his own agenda. He did not want to follow God’s instructions. He thought he knew a better way. He did not trust God to take care of him in the mountain. Instead, he was afraid that something bad would happen to him and he would die. We will see that Lot’s example brought him great heartache and destroyed his whole family. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 14:12) When God shows us a way, we must trust Him and obey. If we try to go our own way, our disobedience could have a very great cost.
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