Genesis 19:14 “So
Lot rushed out to tell his daughter’s fiancés, ‘Quick, get out of the city! The
Lord is going to destroy it.’ But the young men thought that he was only
joking.”’
O. The men didn’t believe Lot, they thought that he was
joking and only mocking God. He had become such a part of that society that he
didn’t even seem like a man of God.
A. Do people know me as a follower of Christ, or do I blend
right into society? Lot had begun to blend so well into the world that when he
finally decided to make a stand nobody believed him. We must be different than
the environment that surrounds us.
P. I pray that I don’t blend
into society, but rather stick out like a sore thumb for everyone to see
because I know God. I pray that I exude your love, grace, and compassion. I pray
that words won’t be needed for people to know I am your child, but rather just
the way I carry myself and the actions that follow.
Genesis 19:26 “But
Lot’s wife looked back as she was following along behind him, and she became a
pillar of salt.”
O. Lot’s wife LOOKED BACK
A. We cannot look back. We must
keep our heads forward towards the life and plan God has for us. Mistakes
happen, life happens, but we can’t dwell on what was yesterday, for today is a
new day. We can’t let life’s ruts take ahold of us and bring us down, but
rather take those moments to help build us up to all that God wants us to be. Even
when following God we can’t begin to look back. Lot’s wife was “following along
behind” she was right behind Lot, he was guiding her and bring her out of the
place that was going to destroy her, but it was because she looked back,
because she strayed from following in every footstep Lot had planted in front
of her, she turned to salt. God is the same way. He guides us and plants us in
the right direction, but it is only when we choose to step-by-step, day by day
follow him that we will end up in the right place. God’s hand is upon us, but
it is our decision to walk in those steps.
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