The two angels said to Lot, “The Lord has heard many terrible things about the people of Sodom, and he has sent us here to destroy the city. Take your family and leave. Take every relative you have in the city, as well as the men your daughters are going to marry.”
Lot went to the men who were engaged to his daughters and said, “Hurry up and get out of here! The Lord is going to destroy this city.” But they thought he was joking, and they laughed at him.
Early the next morning the two angels tried to make Lot hurry and leave. They said, “Take your wife and your two daughters and get away from here as fast as you can! If you don't, every one of you will be killed when the Lord destroys the city.” At first, Lot just stood there. But the Lord wanted to save him. So the angels took Lot, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city. When they were outside, one of the angels said, “Run for your lives! Don't even look back. And don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, where you'll be safe.”
Genesis 19:12-17
Is there a Sodom in your life? Are you in a place that God is going to destroy and you have already received the warning? The two angels told Lot that if he did not get out of Sodom he would perish with the others!
Why didn't God simply transport Lot and his family out of Sodom? God could have removed them even against their own will and placed them in a town of safety. But God required that Lot separate himself and his family from the target of God's judgment.
The Bible does not say that Lot participated in the sins of Sodom. But even so Lot and his family would have all been killed with the others if they had stayed in the city.
God could have built the boat for Noah, but instead He told Noah to build an ark. God also told Lot to get out of Sodom.
What has God told you to do? If you were Noah would have simply "trusted God" to build the boat? If you were Lot would you have "believed" that God would miraculously move you to a place of safety?
Today is the day to do what God has told you to do, so that your story will end like Noah and Lot.
"Lord, remind me again of Your Word that You have spoken to my heart that I may obey You in every way! Amen."
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