“And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.”
Genesis 13:10 KJV
Lot lifted his eyes and carefully surveyed the land around him all the way to Zoar. He noticed that the Jordan Valley was fertile and well-watered (this was before Yahweh had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah). It looked beautiful, like the garden of Yahweh, or like Egypt. When Abram offered the choice to Lot, he should have known that God is with Abram and left his choice to his uncle. Lot missed the will of God by separating from the one who was called by God. Our flesh would rather “do it on our own” but God’s way is to walk in fellowship with called ones. The secret tug of the world drew Lot away from the place of blessing. Compromise was a way of life for him. He chose what would please him without considering the consequences. Lot’s possessions were eventually burned in the fires of judgment, and he ended up living in a cave. Like Abram, let’s learn to walk in God’s Presence according to His will which as Jesus said was, “Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me: for Thou loved Me before the foundation of the world.” Amen!
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