READ:
GENESIS 19:30-36
The devil
is a smart player. He has a joker which he uses with anyone. He often bids his
time until he finds a suitable opportunity. Today’s devotional study is a sort
of case study on a major Bible character: Lot. Let us first take a look at the
joker card Satan used on Lot. Lot had two major faults. One was covetousness
and the other was the love of wine. When Abraham told Lot to take a portion of
land, instead of waiting for Abraham to take his own first, Lot chose first,
and the best part of the land for that matter. This is in Genesis 13:8-11. When
Lot got to Sodom, he joined the council of the city. Genesis 19:1 tells us: “Now
the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of
Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his
face toward the ground.” That was how he became a councillor. He also
became more prosperous. When he was told that danger was coming upon the city,
he did not wish to leave. Look at Genesis 19:15-16: “When the morning dawned, the
angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, Arise, take your wife and your two daughters
who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city. And while he
lingered, the men took hold of his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his
two daughters, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set
him outside the city.” Lot lingered and did not want to leave the city.
The angels had to force him out of the city. Satan must have been laughing when
this was happening, as he was yet to use his joker card. Satan, at last, got
Lot. Satan will always try to use your weakness or addiction to trap you. More
than anything else, you need to set a watch over your life. Satan will always
hide his joker, hoping to use it during your moment of carelessness. You may
appear to be strong today but watch it, the devil is on the prowl. Don’t let
him catch you unawares.
MEMORIZE:
LUKE 17:32 –Remember Lot’s wife.
