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Find Your Sodom
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Steve Grusendorf
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12 December 2011
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Mission Missions Great Commission Spiritual Formation Lot Genesis Steve Grusendorf
They all died. Every single one. Their violence, their immorality, their savagery had led them to the brink. They reached the edge of the cliff so quickly that it was a small matter to jump off...even if it was to their own demise. They were the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.
...but they could have been saved you know.
Hours before the fire and brimstone fell on these cities Abraham had a conversation with God about their fate. He pleaded with God to extend His grace if just a handful of righteous people might be found among the teaming masses.
But there weren't 10 godly people to be found in the city.
So the city was destroyed.
The tragedy is that Lot, Abraham's nephew, lived in the city. He was a major player in the town. When the angels of the Lord found him he was sitting at the gate. This was a place of honor for the leaders of the city. Lot had an incredible opportunity to influence this city for God, but instead the fallenness of the city got to him. It seeped into his bones. It changed him.
Heartbreaking.
Lot,his wife and children, his grandchildren; combined they could have outdone superman. They could have saved the city. Their righteousness could have withheld the fire.
Maybe you're a father; teach your children to love God. Maybe you're a wife; don't stop praying for the heart of your lost husband. Maybe you're a student; don't comprise just because it's easy. Your righteousness may just be holding back the fire.
For many years I thought one of Lot's biggest mistakes was going into the city in the first place, but I don't think that's quite right. Ten Godly people would have been enough to hold back judgment, that's an important point to remember.
Ten righteous people in a town of hundreds.
Ten righteous people in a city of thousands.
Ten righteous people in a metropolis of millions.
We can hold back the fire if we only hold the line.
So...where has God called you to be righteous? Where has God called your church to plant His people locally or globally? Have you found your Sodom?
May those of you who read this live righteously. May you hold the line. May you and your churches watch as God sustains you in the dark places and may God save millions!
Community Questions:
Where has God placed you to hold back the fire?
What are some of the challenges those who live in Sodom face? How can we find success in the cities?
Stay connected with Steve
...but they could have been saved you know.
Hours before the fire and brimstone fell on these cities Abraham had a conversation with God about their fate. He pleaded with God to extend His grace if just a handful of righteous people might be found among the teaming masses.
But there weren't 10 godly people to be found in the city.
So the city was destroyed.
The tragedy is that Lot, Abraham's nephew, lived in the city. He was a major player in the town. When the angels of the Lord found him he was sitting at the gate. This was a place of honor for the leaders of the city. Lot had an incredible opportunity to influence this city for God, but instead the fallenness of the city got to him. It seeped into his bones. It changed him.
Heartbreaking.
Lot,his wife and children, his grandchildren; combined they could have outdone superman. They could have saved the city. Their righteousness could have withheld the fire.
Maybe you're a father; teach your children to love God. Maybe you're a wife; don't stop praying for the heart of your lost husband. Maybe you're a student; don't comprise just because it's easy. Your righteousness may just be holding back the fire.
For many years I thought one of Lot's biggest mistakes was going into the city in the first place, but I don't think that's quite right. Ten Godly people would have been enough to hold back judgment, that's an important point to remember.
Ten righteous people in a town of hundreds.
Ten righteous people in a city of thousands.
Ten righteous people in a metropolis of millions.
We can hold back the fire if we only hold the line.
So...where has God called you to be righteous? Where has God called your church to plant His people locally or globally? Have you found your Sodom?
May those of you who read this live righteously. May you hold the line. May you and your churches watch as God sustains you in the dark places and may God save millions!
Community Questions:
Where has God placed you to hold back the fire?
What are some of the challenges those who live in Sodom face? How can we find success in the cities?
Stay connected with Steve
