Thanks, Carole. Sounds like Steve is coming to church soon. I missed him the other day. Wouldn't you know he showed up on my first vacation in a couple years!
Honesty feels safe here...I have been Lot. That part of me I'll never forgive. But I am certain that God has led me silent through the desert (over and over) until much purging left me barren and naked, but more Abraham. I wake each morning, grateful and humbled by the gift of another day. And my only *need* is to hear His whisper in my ear, "well done,good and faithful servant."
How important and necessary intercession is!! This showed me just how powerful our prayer for others is. Lord, by Your great mercy, drag my family by Your hand to You alone, away from worldly things. Amen
I am less Lot than I was... as I am not who I once was. I am not yet who I am supposed to be, but and I pray that the Lord will continue to work in me... until I am raptured or called home.
I am sad to say, I also am more Lot than Abraham. However, as a sinner forgiven by God’s grace, I know I am a work in progress. There are times I trip or stumble, but I know that Christ is with me and will get me through.
"Are you Abraham, waking early to speak with God, or Lot, asleep while fire gathers?" Unfortunately, many of us don't understand the importance of this question until it's too late. Thank you, Pastor, for helping us consider our relationship with God.
What kind of believer? A Christian. One in a relationship with a living God. With a loving God. One who paid attention to the Transfiguration. The Incarnation. The Resurrection. And the New Covenant. Certainly not one that believes in the OT God, the God behind the crucifixion, the God of the Sadducees. The OT God who would turn violent and set fire to people; not the God who burned Lot's wife where she stood looking. Not a believer in the Puppet Master God of the old literature, a flawed version of God that drives this world to the brink of a nuclear conflagration. Not the God of the literature of a people who were unable to know God, a primitive people who still reject the True God. Not a belief in a God unable to infuse the hearts of man with love, but instead raging at his inability with violence and horror. This week the subs have been deployed, the bombers have lifted off. Christians who fail to notice that Jesus said, "NO, NOT THAT GOD," have failed to bring the Kingdom to Earth and instead celebrate a mad God who will bring destruction.
Thank you 🙏
Thanks for reading, Deborah...have a blessed day.
Excellent! Thanks 🙏
Thanks, Carole. Sounds like Steve is coming to church soon. I missed him the other day. Wouldn't you know he showed up on my first vacation in a couple years!
So glad he came! You need a vacation! I do want him to hear you. Blessings!
Another awesomely written piece, Pastor Rich. It provokes thought about our walk with the Lord for sure.
Wow great retelling and meditation. Thank you for sharing.
Appreciate it! Thanks for reading!
Honesty feels safe here...I have been Lot. That part of me I'll never forgive. But I am certain that God has led me silent through the desert (over and over) until much purging left me barren and naked, but more Abraham. I wake each morning, grateful and humbled by the gift of another day. And my only *need* is to hear His whisper in my ear, "well done,good and faithful servant."
Thank you, Pastor 🙌🏻✝️
Hi Marpy,
Thank you for sharing that. What a powerful and honest word. We’ve all had our Lot moments, but the mercy of God doesn’t leave us there.
How important and necessary intercession is!! This showed me just how powerful our prayer for others is. Lord, by Your great mercy, drag my family by Your hand to You alone, away from worldly things. Amen
The Lord hears every one of them.
Beautiful re-telling!
Thank you.
Honesty here.... I am far more Lot than Abraham.
I am less Lot than I was... as I am not who I once was. I am not yet who I am supposed to be, but and I pray that the Lord will continue to work in me... until I am raptured or called home.
I am sad to say, I also am more Lot than Abraham. However, as a sinner forgiven by God’s grace, I know I am a work in progress. There are times I trip or stumble, but I know that Christ is with me and will get me through.
"Are you Abraham, waking early to speak with God, or Lot, asleep while fire gathers?" Unfortunately, many of us don't understand the importance of this question until it's too late. Thank you, Pastor, for helping us consider our relationship with God.
What kind of believer? A Christian. One in a relationship with a living God. With a loving God. One who paid attention to the Transfiguration. The Incarnation. The Resurrection. And the New Covenant. Certainly not one that believes in the OT God, the God behind the crucifixion, the God of the Sadducees. The OT God who would turn violent and set fire to people; not the God who burned Lot's wife where she stood looking. Not a believer in the Puppet Master God of the old literature, a flawed version of God that drives this world to the brink of a nuclear conflagration. Not the God of the literature of a people who were unable to know God, a primitive people who still reject the True God. Not a belief in a God unable to infuse the hearts of man with love, but instead raging at his inability with violence and horror. This week the subs have been deployed, the bombers have lifted off. Christians who fail to notice that Jesus said, "NO, NOT THAT GOD," have failed to bring the Kingdom to Earth and instead celebrate a mad God who will bring destruction.