We talked about some decisions we’ve recently made; then Jumped to Genesis 13:1-13
An Old Testament man with an impressive resume’: Abraham- a man remembered throughout the Bible for his amazing Faith. Abraham had flocks, herds and servants by the hundreds. Lot’s father died while he was still young, that’s when Abraham started looking after him. Lot evidently had a fair amount of business acumen as well; he accumulated quite a fortune on his own.
Ultimately God told Abraham to move. Without question Abraham packed his bags and started out, and took Lot along with him. A huge moving party ensued, and naturally some conflict arose, between the employees of Lot and Abraham not between the two. A separation was required. Remember Abraham was the leader, but he gave Lot first choice of grazing lands. Lot chose the land near Sodom.
Abraham was facing a defining moment decision. We talked about Lot’s choice and about being selfish or myopic in decision making, as well as making quick decisions.
What was Lot looking at when he made his decision? We talked about attractive decisions on the “surface”. We pondered the question, “What if Lot chose the other path? Would things have turned out differently?”
What is the lesson here? Where are we pitching our tents? We remembered that –“nothing good happens after midnight”. Generally speaking, deciding on paths that allow or enable us to make poor choices.
We engaged in a robust discussion regarding Gods decision to destroy Sodom, and our thoughts regarding how/why that occurred. We questioned, we challenged, and ultimately decided that questions as well as differing opinions are okay and even healthy in our review of controversial bible passages.
We read Genesis 13:18 and discussed how to make wise choices. We reviewed our decision making process and how prayer primarily only occurs (for the majority of us anyway) when we’re facing difficult or big decisions.
And we talked about the parallels between Golden Coral and Sodom from a dieter’s temptation standpoint.
Finally, we read Genesis 19 : 1-29.
Initially, Lot only moved toward Sodom. Now he’s right in the middle of it. Sodom is now in Lot.
Finally we talked about the evolution of events from our reading. And how those events transpired from a seemingly easy, apparently benign decision and how it turned into full blown “run for your life” event.
An Old Testament man with an impressive resume’: Abraham- a man remembered throughout the Bible for his amazing Faith. Abraham had flocks, herds and servants by the hundreds. Lot’s father died while he was still young, that’s when Abraham started looking after him. Lot evidently had a fair amount of business acumen as well; he accumulated quite a fortune on his own.
Ultimately God told Abraham to move. Without question Abraham packed his bags and started out, and took Lot along with him. A huge moving party ensued, and naturally some conflict arose, between the employees of Lot and Abraham not between the two. A separation was required. Remember Abraham was the leader, but he gave Lot first choice of grazing lands. Lot chose the land near Sodom.
Abraham was facing a defining moment decision. We talked about Lot’s choice and about being selfish or myopic in decision making, as well as making quick decisions.
What was Lot looking at when he made his decision? We talked about attractive decisions on the “surface”. We pondered the question, “What if Lot chose the other path? Would things have turned out differently?”
What is the lesson here? Where are we pitching our tents? We remembered that –“nothing good happens after midnight”. Generally speaking, deciding on paths that allow or enable us to make poor choices.
We engaged in a robust discussion regarding Gods decision to destroy Sodom, and our thoughts regarding how/why that occurred. We questioned, we challenged, and ultimately decided that questions as well as differing opinions are okay and even healthy in our review of controversial bible passages.
We read Genesis 13:18 and discussed how to make wise choices. We reviewed our decision making process and how prayer primarily only occurs (for the majority of us anyway) when we’re facing difficult or big decisions.
And we talked about the parallels between Golden Coral and Sodom from a dieter’s temptation standpoint.
Finally, we read Genesis 19 : 1-29.
Initially, Lot only moved toward Sodom. Now he’s right in the middle of it. Sodom is now in Lot.
Finally we talked about the evolution of events from our reading. And how those events transpired from a seemingly easy, apparently benign decision and how it turned into full blown “run for your life” event.
