Good morning; “In the Genesis account of Lot’s movement, we see that Lot first gained the grasslands near Sodom (13:10). then he pitched his tent outside Sodom (13:12), only to eventually move into the city itself (14:12). Chapter 19 opens with him “sitting in the gate of Sodom”–the place where the city elders held court. Lot was part of Sodom’s council of elders, which means that he knew what was going on there, even if he could do little to stem the tide of pervasive sin. Although a NT passage states that he was tormented by the wickedness of the city (2 Peter 2:7, 8), still he stayed. This greatly contrasts with Abraham. Abraham lived in a tent, while Lot had a house. Abraham was a pilgrim and stranger in the land; Lot settled down in corrupt Sodom. When judgment fell on Sodom and Gomorrah, God extended mercy to Lot, only because of Abraham (remembered Abraham”; 19:29). Our moves toward wickedness in any regard subject us to not only comprise but danger and, often, even destruction. No good can come from a believer’s failure to flee from sin and temptation”. Precious Lord, I pray for all believers that we would hate what you hate (sin) and that we would love what you love(righteousness). Be Blessed in Jesus’ Name!

The Devotion was taken from an excerpt from Dr. David Jeremiah Study Bible this morning.