Sun.’s Devo - Destruction of Evil

Read: Genesis 18:16-19:38; Matthew 6:25;7:14; Psalm 8:1-9; Provers 2:6-15 The Lord and his angels got up to go to Sodom. God decided to share with Abraham what his plans were. He was going to destroy both Sodom and Gomorrah for their sins. Abraham asked if he would kill the righteous with the wicked. Then he began to bargain with the Lord. He began with asking if he would save the city if there was fifty righteous people in it. He ended up with ten. God said if he found ten righteous people he would not destroy the city. He already knew the answer. The angels were met in the square by Lot who brought them to his house. The men of the town came that night to command him to give them the men to have sex with them. Lot tried to negotiate his own virgin daughters for the men but the angels grabbed Lot and brought him safely into the house and blinded the eyes of the men outside. They commanded Lot to take his family and escape that night and not look back. Lot’s daughters had finance’s who only laughed and refused to leave. Lot’s wife turned back to look and was turned into a pillar of salt. The whole city was destroyed with hail stones and sulfur. Lot was told to go to the mountains but begged to go to a little town near by. When he got there, the men of the town scared him so much he ended up going to the mountains after all. After living there for a while, Lot’s daughters decided the only way they would be able to carry on their family line was to have a child through their father. They got him drunk and each had sex with him and both got pregnant. The older daughter gave birth to a son. She named him Moab where we get the Moabites and the younger daughter gave birth to Ben-Ammi where we get the Ammonites. Too bad they didn’t hear Jesus’ sermon. He told the people not to worry about anything, that God would provide. God could have provided a wife for Lot and husbands for them if they had waited on the Lord. If we seek God’s kingdom, everything we need will be added to us. We are told not to worry and not to judge others. We are told to judge ourselves and walk in righteousness and love. We are to keep asking and seeking because we will find what we need in our loving Father. The way into his kingdom is a narrow gate. Lord, help us to not hesitate to ask you about everything and keep asking till we get your answer. Thank you that you do answer us and provide all we need and more.