In The Days Of Lot

Judgement by Fire!

“²⁹ But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.”-Luke 17:29

Most of the time, we would prefer to focus on God’s Great Mercy and Love for us. Such is human nature :). But to read the Bible and ignore passages that warn us of God’s Judgement is dangerous. Because God is both Merciful AND Just. We know this from His Word-The Bible.

So why did God pass such a harsh judgement on Sodom & Gomorrah? One reason is that He warned them, repeatedly, that He considered them sinful and they refused to repent. No matter how many years He gave them to change their ways-they would not.

So what was the sin of Sodom & Gomorrah?  There were many.  But the one that was judged most harshly was the act of homosexuality.  Sexual immorality is a serious matter to God and it should be to us. 

If God judged Sodom & Gomorrah so harshly for their sin;  how exactly will God judge America?  After all, gay marriage is now the law of the land.  And whether it is homosexuality or transgenderism-both are against God’s Plan for us.

One of the best descriptions for repentence I’ve read was in the Chicago Tribune. It was written by Dr. Laura Schlessinger.  What do the steps of repentence really look like? “The first is (taking) responsibility: We must recognize that we have done wrong. The second is regret: We must have true remorse for doing wrong and for the pain and problems we’ve caused.  The third is resolve: We must be committed never to repeat the act regardless of the temptations or situation. The fourth and probably the most difficult is to repair the damage we’ve done, or at least do what we can to apologize directly to the injured party.”

We still have time to Repent and Be The Light.  It’s our choice, given to us by God Himself  ?