Reading the story of "righteous" Lot, who chose to cast his tents toward Sodom and Gomorrah, was not a pleasant read. Lot's family moved into the city that God was about to destroy for it's extreme wickedness. Abraham pleaded with the LORD to not destroy the city, if there be but ten righteous people in it. The LORD sent two angels, who looked like men, into the city to take Lot and his family out, before the LORD would destroy the cities with fire. Abraham offered his daughters to a lust filled crowd beating at his door to ravage the two men that were strangers. These were the angels sent to rescue Lot.
Gen 19:8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
The two men angels blinded the lust filled demonic people and pulled out Lot and his family. Lot's wife looked back as the fire came down and she became a pillar of salt.
Abraham was wiser than Lot, hearing clearly from the LORD he showed his obedience. He was willing to give up his own son to the LORD, but not to allow satan to corrupt the promised inheritance. When his son Isaac was of marrying age, Abraham sent his servant back to his own people to find a bride for Isaac. He did not want Isaac to marry a wife from Canaan, a cursed nation from the time of Noah. Now, the point is, that we need to be around God fearing people who hear him. We should associate with people of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. We are to bear one anothers burdens, for we cannot rely on the comfort of friends of the darkness. The nation has been going downhill and the morals are being changed. The friends of God who love and obey his word, have become the targets of those would have the devil's agenda played out. We have read the end time prophecies, we know there will be a short time of the wicked world wide rule of Satan in a false Messiah. Now is a time for us to gather with people of faith. Be in a local church and seek smaller Bible study groups. I prefer the small groups, like our Eaglewings ministry group. You can start a home Bible study with people of faith. The goal is to be a strong witness and to strengthen the body of Christ. Our prayers together are holding back the darkness. We also should listen to the needs of those around us. We are to hear God and also hear him in the lonely heart of another person.
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