Rescued from the City of Sin!

 

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God punished the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and this is a warning to anyone else who wants to sin.

Lot lived right and was greatly troubled by the terrible way those wicked people were living. He was a good man, and day after day he suffered because of the evil things he saw and heard. So the Lord rescued him.  This shows that the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their sufferings and to punish evil people while they wait for the day of judgment.

2 Peter 2:6-9 (CEV)

Why did Lot have to be rescued from the city of Sodom? Could he not have taken his family and moved away from this most famous CITY OF SIN? What kept Lot in Sodom while he suffered greatly from what he saw going on around him? The Bible doesn't say why Lot stayed in Sodom.

But surely, Lot was salt and light to all those who lived in Sodom and were caught in and controlled by their sin. Sadly, his witness brought no change in Sodom.

The sin of "Sodomy" is not one that is passed on to the next generation. Uniquely, that sin has no children. So the terrible condition of the city must have developed rather quickly while Lot and his family watched.

The story of Sodom is the sobering assurance that God not only knows how to rescue godly people, but He also knows how to punish evil people while they wait for the day of judgment.

Why did God choose to punish Sodom while some sins on this earth go unpunished? The Bible does not say, but the sin of Sodomy, if left to multiply, will stop the spread of humanity on the earth and ultimately destroy it!

If you live in "Sodom" today, then focus your attention on being Salt and Light to all those around you. Let them know about Jesus and His love for all mankind. Let them know that Jesus wants to free them from the bondage of sin, all sin. And be ready to be rescued when the time comes!

"Lord Jesus, the whole world today is like Sodom. Sin of all kinds is rapidly spreading and growing worse every day. Give me the courage to proclaim Your very Good News to all men until that soon coming Day when You will rescue those who love You and honor Your Name! Amen."