“Then
the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah.” Genesis 19:24
NKJV
God can and does send a clear
message about sin. He did it in the days of Noah, and he did it again in the
days of Abraham. The message in Noah’s day came with worldwide destruction and
in Abraham’s day with localized destruction. The common denominator was
destruction followed the habitual and arrogant practice of sin. Some people are
foolish enough to say that if God still cared about a particular sin He would
still destroy the wicked. Since God doesn’t destroy the wicked He must not care
about their sin. It is faulty logic that leads to destruction.
In the case of Sodom, God was making
a statement that He intended to last for as long as men inhabit the earth. God
has a moral standard for sexual behavior that He has and will enforce. Sadly
many in the visible church today don’t believe that. Entire denominations have
openly embraced homosexuality, and therefore all sexual immorality, as a matter
of indifference to God. But God is the God who changes not. He destroyed Sodom
for their sexual perversion; He cast the Canaanites out of the land (Lev. 18)
for their sexual perversion; He expelled the Israelites from the same land for
copying the Canaanite practices and He will still judge the same today. (My
book, “Deceived: The Visible Church and
the Homosexual Agenda” covers this topic in depth.) The lesson from Genesis
is that God does care. He cares both about His own people and the people of
this world who live in rampant sin. To the repentant that will turn to Christ,
He offers forgiveness and salvation. To the rest He warns of certain
destruction.
Dear
Father, Thank You for being consistent. It is our joy to know Your love. Give
us gracious words to share with those who are on the brink of eternal
destruction. Amen.
The
Friday Benediction
Until Monday, my friends, may the good God envelop
you with His grace; may you prove the common confession of faith, “I believe in
the holy Christian church and in the fellowship of the saints”, and may you be
enriched with joy and hope as you exercise that confession this weekend. Amen
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