DATE:Fri, 26th October, 2018
THEME:HEROES IN SCRIPTURE – LOT
TEXT(S): Gen. 13:5-11; 19:29, 1 Cor. 10:11
MEMORY VERSE : When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the lord was merciful. Gen. 19:16NLT
💦 MESSAGE…
Some people simply *drift* through life. Their choices, when they can muster the will to choose, tend to follow the course of least resistance. Lot was such a person. Lot was Abraham’s nephew, son of Haran and a grandson to Terah. While still young, Lot lost his father. Although, this must have been hard on him, he was not left without strong role models in his grandfather, Terah and his uncle, Abraham, who raised him. Still, Lot did not develop their sense of purpose. Throughout his life, he was so caught up in the present moment that he seemed incapable of seeing the consequences of his actions. It is hard to imagine what his life would have been like without Abraham’s careful attention and God’s intervention.
By the time Lot *drifted* out of the picture, his life had taken ugly turn. He had so blended into the sinful culture of his day that he did not want to leave it. His *drifting* finally took him in a very specific direction – destruction. Then his daughters committed incest with him. Lot, however, is called “righteous” in the New Testament( 2 Peter 2:7, 8). Ruth, a descendants of Moab, was an ancestor of Christ Jesus, even though Moab was born as a result of Lot’s incestuous relationship with one of his daughters.
LIFE APPLICATION
Lot’s story gives hope to us that God forgives and often brings about positive circumstances from evil. Friend, what is the direction of your life? Are you headed toward God or away from God? if you’re a *drifter*, the choice for God may seem difficult, but it is the one choice that puts all other choices in a different light.
_God wants us to do more than *drift* through life; He wants us to be an influence for Him._
Let’s pray: O Lord, when we’re hesitating in making the expected choice, let Your Spirit convict us so much to do expected in Christ Jesus’ name. Amen
Writer: Asare Osei Joseph
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