I’m almost embarrassed over spending so much of my life thinking that way. All that stuff seems so petty now. Once I thought those things were fundamental and important to God. I guess I’ve been liberated in my thinking. Set free! God has bigger things to worry about, and so do I. I’m finished with the small stuff.

Did Lot eventually laugh at the simple life Abraham was living? Lot had moved up in the world. He parted company with Uncle Abe and headed towards the city. Admittedly, Sodom was known for its wickedness but, as an urban hub, it certainly offered far more opportunities than out-there-on-the-plains, living the simple farming life.

Poor Uncle Abe, I would never say it to his face, but I am amused that he takes God so literally and looks for Him in every detail of his life.

Lot did his networking in the city; made his impressions; and climbed the ladder. The air of sophistication that comes with the city is sort of nice. Once you get into the groove and adapt to the pace and the urbane mentality – it can be quite appealing – intoxicating, in fact. Your old friends are still great folk to visit occasionally; but, increasingly they seem ‘dated’ and ‘backward’ in their perspective. It’s almost like being in a time-warp when you go back for a visit. You find yourself suppressing chuckles over their naïve simplicity. You are so much further ahead in your thinking! Advanced. Big picture thinker, you are.

Maybe Lot didn’t get there by a civic election landslide victory. Perhaps, it was just his charisma and business acumen that landed him a seat in the ‘gate’ – the place of municipal authority.  

… and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. Genesis 19:1

If the truth were known, the wisdom that earned Lot respect, was probably the influence of godly Abraham from earlier years.

How desensitized Lot had become, as he rose to prominence in Sodom. How insidious is the process of letting-go your spiritual beliefs and embracing the values of the world! 2Peter 2 tells us that Lot’s righteous soul was distressed and tormented by the evil. At first, we may be shocked, but then, there comes that numbing of soul – the atrophy of our core.  How can it now all seem so natural? Why no cause for alarm? Desensitized!

When men with raging lust pounded at Lot’s door, wanting the two visitors to spend the night with them, what did Lot do?

I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you. Genesis 19:8

Unbelievably, he offered them his daughters. How warped a believer’s perspective inevitably becomes when we start dismissing or ditching Scriptural truths we once firmly believed – once we let go of beliefs, in exchange for acceptance in other circles and the thinking of our new circle of enlightened friends.

Lot even failed to see the urgency of impending judgment. Lot wasn’t the one who said: “Who else do I know and love in this city that needs to be rescued from coming judgment?” The two messengers were much more concerned about their fate than Lot was. He had become desensitized even to God’s message of coming judgment.

The messengers could see that Lot was just not getting it. No urgency – despite their warnings.

But he lingered. Genesis 19:16

The messengers literally seized Lot and dragged him out of the city.

Desensitized to God’s interests and priorities.

Is the world making major inroads into your thinking? Has your perspective ‘broadened’ over the years – to the point where the things of God seem purely idealistic, ethereal and of no earthly value in your life? Face it – it’s the sinister effects of desensitization.

Flee to your knees. Face God. Break open your Bible. Linger not in the world but in the Word.

Walk carefully and closely with the Lord today.

Warmly in Christ
Peter Ramsay

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