Some people drift through life.Their choices,when they can muster the will to choose,tend to follow the course of least resistance. Lot, Abraham's nephew,was such a person.While still young,he 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's 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 an 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 a very specific direction.
Lot,however is called "righteous" in the New Testament ( 2 Peter 2:7-8 ). Ruth a descendant of Moab was an ancestor of Jesus,even though Moab was born as a result of incest committed with Lot by one of his daughters.
Lot's story gives hope to us that God forgives and often brings positive circumstances from evil.
What is the direction of your life ? Are you headed towards God or away from Him ? If you're a drifter the choice of God may seem difficult,but it's the one choice that puts all other choices in a different light.
Lot's Strengths ;
1. He was a successful business man.
2. He is called righteous in the New Testament.
Lot's Weaknesses ;
1. When faced with decisions,he tended to put off deciding,and then close the easiest route.
2. When given a choice,his first reaction was to think of himself.
Lesson From His Life :
God wants us to do more than just drift through life ; Her wants us to influence others and show them the Way to the Father.
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's 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 an 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 a very specific direction.
Lot,however is called "righteous" in the New Testament ( 2 Peter 2:7-8 ). Ruth a descendant of Moab was an ancestor of Jesus,even though Moab was born as a result of incest committed with Lot by one of his daughters.
Lot's story gives hope to us that God forgives and often brings positive circumstances from evil.
What is the direction of your life ? Are you headed towards God or away from Him ? If you're a drifter the choice of God may seem difficult,but it's the one choice that puts all other choices in a different light.
Lot's Strengths ;
1. He was a successful business man.
2. He is called righteous in the New Testament.
Lot's Weaknesses ;
1. When faced with decisions,he tended to put off deciding,and then close the easiest route.
2. When given a choice,his first reaction was to think of himself.
Lesson From His Life :
God wants us to do more than just drift through life ; Her wants us to influence others and show them the Way to the Father.
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