God's Confidant
And the Lord said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?, since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation. and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him." Genesis 18;17-19
God was about to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, their sin was a stench in his nostrils. God was going to give Abraham an opportunity to intercede for the cities, and Abraham does. He bargains with The Lord for not destroying the cities for a number of righteous inhabitants. Abraham starts with 50 and takes the number all the way down to 10. The fact that God did destroy the cities is evident that there were not even 10 righteous people in them, The Lord removes Lot and his family, 4 individuals.
God uses us, His people, to intercede on behalf of our cities. The fact that He imparts His burden is a sign He can trust us. The words: "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing.." shows us that we have a relational God.
You may question why God destroyed the cities at all. the word sodomy comes from the name of the city of Sodom. Sodomy was originally tied to anal and oral sex and usually between two people of the same sex, thus a stance on homosexuality. Now days many countries have repealed all laws relating to this practice and therefore we are going back to a similar state. It is interesting to note that some African countries are making a stance and criminalising sodomy again. There is an outcry against these nations. Our society is back at the same place. What is coming?
God made man and woman to live in a marriage relationship and it was one He blessed. Sodomy comes from a sinful desire to walk away from God's plan. The book of Romans addresses this.
Can we trust God to be a good God? I believe we can. We were created for a relationship with Him, not apart from Him. If we start there then everything will be in perspective. Amen!
God was about to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, their sin was a stench in his nostrils. God was going to give Abraham an opportunity to intercede for the cities, and Abraham does. He bargains with The Lord for not destroying the cities for a number of righteous inhabitants. Abraham starts with 50 and takes the number all the way down to 10. The fact that God did destroy the cities is evident that there were not even 10 righteous people in them, The Lord removes Lot and his family, 4 individuals.
God uses us, His people, to intercede on behalf of our cities. The fact that He imparts His burden is a sign He can trust us. The words: "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing.." shows us that we have a relational God.
You may question why God destroyed the cities at all. the word sodomy comes from the name of the city of Sodom. Sodomy was originally tied to anal and oral sex and usually between two people of the same sex, thus a stance on homosexuality. Now days many countries have repealed all laws relating to this practice and therefore we are going back to a similar state. It is interesting to note that some African countries are making a stance and criminalising sodomy again. There is an outcry against these nations. Our society is back at the same place. What is coming?
God made man and woman to live in a marriage relationship and it was one He blessed. Sodomy comes from a sinful desire to walk away from God's plan. The book of Romans addresses this.
Can we trust God to be a good God? I believe we can. We were created for a relationship with Him, not apart from Him. If we start there then everything will be in perspective. Amen!
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