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LINGERING

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“When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the Lord was merciful to them.”          Genesis 19:16 NIV

 

The two angels warned Lot. He needed to hurry, take his wife and two daughters and get out. Flee the city otherwise they will all be consumed. But Lot lingered. The very thought of leaving home, business, and possessions, his attachment to the world and the things of the world, made it very difficult for him to leave. But the Lord had mercy upon him, the two angels grabbed the hands of Lot, his wife, and daughters leading them out of the city. A picture of incredible spiritual weakness is revealed. Despite his having just been saved from a catastrophic death by the glorious mercy of God. Despite his facing impending judgment. When the angels led Lot and his family outside the city, the angels warned Lot again and urged him to escape for his life, to flee to the mountains out of the plain otherwise he and his family would be consumed. But Lot pleaded against the Lord’s will (verse 18): Lot claimed to be physically incapable of reaching the mountain, that he might not be able to climb it in time to escape the destruction. But this was a camouflage, self-deception for a worldly heart. God was saving him from the coming judgment, and God would have strengthened him for the journey to the mountain. Lot knew this, but he pleaded for the right to escape to a city nearby, to Zoar (verse 20). The Lord accepted Lot’s choice. The Lord pleaded no more, He gave Lot up to his choices!

 

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, stop us from lingering at the places that lead us away from You.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord, give us the ears to hear Your warnings about our choices, and stop us from lingering at those places that lead us away from You. AMEN

 

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Isaiah 30:15-26

 

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