23Let us hold fast the confession of our expectation without yielding, for He who promised is trustworthy.
24And let us be concerned for one another in order to stir up love and good works,a
25not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging, and so much more as you see the Day coming near.
Hebrews 10
10But the day of יהוה shall come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are in it shall be burned up.
11Seeing all these are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in set-apart behaviour and reverence,
2 Peter 3
Thought for Today: Wednesday November 09:
What a joy to wake up this morning and know YHVH is with us, no matter what is ahead in this day! What a joy it is to look back in the evening and be able to thank Elohiym for His Faithfulness and to experience His Peace. What a joy it is to know that someday soon, the burdens of this life will be over and we will awaken to His Presence!
The laws and customs of Sodom might have been intended to discourage immigration, whether because they didn't want witnesses to their wickedness or competition for the fertile lands around their cities. We can't say for certain what where the motives for their horrific behavior, but clearly their entire culture was long diseased and full of hatred for God and mankind. They probably weren't this bad yet when Lot first moved there or he would not have become one of the city elders. He was an immigrant himself, after all. Maybe he thought he could influence the Sodomites for good. Unfortunately, even the most righteous man can do nothing if the prevailing culture has degraded enough. Sometimes justice, balance, and the very survival of good people require the destruction of bad people.
#genesis 18-19 #vayeira #sodom
Blair Campbell
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