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# The Lord Is Merciful
As i read the account of one of God's scariest judgment, even in there I have found His mercies.
Firstly, God thought to Himself, should i hide what i am about to do to S&G? (their full names very long, i realised after msg-ing)
God didn't say that to, like, gloat about the destruction He was about to bring. It wasn't like, "Hey Abraham, check out my plan of destroying S&G, do you think a huge tsunami, or an earthquake would look really cool? Or maybe, I'll rain down fire from heaven, yeah, maybe i'll do that cuz it looks much cooler and people will know it's Me." I guess God wanted to tell Abraham cuz what Abraham thought, his feelings, mattered to an Almighty God, quite paradoxical eh.. But i think God really did care, I'm quite sure He did.
Secondly, which Ps Mark (i think) preached that God allowed Abraham to bargain with Him for the number of people at which S&G should be spared.
Third, when God went to destroy the place, He sent two angels to go and check it out, I mean, as if God doesn't already know what is going on at every single point in space, but He still sent two angels to check the place out. This perhaps gave the chance for some people to redeem the city by showing kindness to the angels. Lot showed quite good hospitality by urging them to stay the night with him instead of the city square. He even protected them from the wicked men of the city, both young and old, though i don't quite agree with how he went about bargaining for it. Still, the two angels rescued lot by blinding the men. (See, even the angels were kind for not killing them on the spot)
Fourthly, when Lot hesitated to leave, the angels GRABBED them and led them SAFELY out of the town and told them to run to the mountains. Even then Lot bargained to not run so far, but instead to a small town. Yeah, this bargain got his wife into trouble cuz from that town she looked back, but still, the angels let them escape to a nearer,more civilized place (Zoar) rather than the mountains. Yes, later Lot did hide in the mountains (should have just listened to the angels). The angels were so merciful to bring Lot out, let him escape where he wanted to and then only destroy the town.
But the fifth thing was really nice. Early the next morning, Abraham looked at S&G, and saw the smoke, and the Bible says, God remembered Abraham when he destroyed S&G. God saved Lot because Lot had a friend that was God's friend.
So many times I feel like running this race is so tiring, but this reminds me, that this race isn't a personal race, it's a race for my friends too.
My prayer, is that one day, an angel (or two) would grab my friends to safety, because God remembered me, and my prayers for them. I'm still praying for you guys (=
Nice song of the morning - HOLY,HOLY,HOLY
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
the story ends like this;
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