He wanted nothing to do with such a society. But Lot had chosen the path of prosperity, the easy and successful life on the fertile plain near Sodom.
Lot had become a somebody there, a civic heavy who made important decisions in the city gateway. He was so entangled with life in Sodom he hesitated to leave until it was nearly too late. When Sodom went up in smoke, his hard-earned importance disappeared too. The shock was too great for him. Unable to start over, he ended up in a cave, too drunk to know that his two daughters were having sex with him. He is the perfect example of a man who, excessively tangled in a corrupt system, cannot bear to leave it behind.
Jesus did not let his followers think of Sodom simply as "those terrible people." He warned them that God would be even harder on those who saw Jesus' micacles, but ignored them (Matthew 11:24). God's patience has a limit.
Life Questions: Are any catastrophes of our time punishments from God? How would you know? |
