For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
COLOSSIANS 1:9
The Book of Genesis tells the touching story of Abraham and his nephew, Lot. When God called Abraham to leave his homeland for a foreign country, Lot journeyed with him (Genesis 12:4). As God blessed Abraham in his pilgrimage, Lot was also blessed. They were both so blessed that the land where they sojourned at some point could no longer contain their herds.
Fighting often broke out between Abraham’s herdsmen and Lot’s, until Abraham said, “…Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left” (Genesis 13:8-9).
This was where Lot’s problem began. He looked at the lush green plains of Jordan on one side and the dry patch of land on the other. He chose the luxuriant side, and pitched his tent near Sodom, a land of wickedness, not knowing that God’s judgement was imminent upon Sodom.
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When God rained fire on Sodom as retribution for the iniquity of its people, Lot’s life was spared as a result of Abraham’s intercession. But he (Lot) lost everything he owned in the crisis and ended up in a cave. This happened to Lot simply because he missed God; not because he was a bad person. In fact, the Bible says that Lot was a righteous man (2 Peter 2:7-8 NIV).
So in your life, the best place to be, always, is at the centre of God’s will. Never be carried away by the allures of this world. The choices you make shouldn’t be based on the cravings of the flesh, but according to the leading of the Holy Spirit. For example, don’t relocate to a particular city or country simply because of its economic prospects. You could be making a costly mistake. The Bible says, “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Proverbs 14:12).
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Am blessed with today teaching and i pray to God for his will in my life and my family in Jesus Name Amen
presently am in Dubai .i was in cameroon and a teacher but the salary was soo small i could hardly meet up my needs .Before caming to dubai a prophecy was giving to me that i will travel and someone i dont know will help me also i had had dreams 3 times of entering the plane so when this came i was glad and im in dubai.im still into the things of GOD.But reading this i dont know if im in the will of GOD or not
Thank you Pastor Sir.It has come to my attention that God loves me the most when I am in the City where he created me not to relocate just because of the economic challenges.
Thank you our most Esteemed Pastor Chris O. DSC.DD.
I learnt that decisions in life should not be taken on the face value of things. Secondly not to be agitated over the choices of others that may not apparently be in your interest, As we saw in the life of Abraham and Lot, Lot was the one that made the choice of the luxuriant side of the land, but Abraham was left with the desert land as the only option yet he never Protested.
Thank you pastor Chris,for nourishing us with the word of God daily.for i have learnt not to be greedy in things we see in our physical eyes,we should use our spiritual eyes fast before we make a decision.lot lost everything because he never asked God.That’s how we are today.when God gives us good life we tend to forget him not knowing that he has more beautiful things for us than what we have at the time.Ending up losing everything he has given us.
Thank you Pastor Sir.