Request Granted
…what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?” “If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.” Genesis 18:28
In my study of the word, I came across the scripture above. I felt in my spirit that God wanted me to write about it. In this scenario, three men came to visit Abraham, one of them being the Lord. During their conservation the Lord reminded Abraham that he was going to make him into a great nation. He also told him that Sarah his wife will give birth to a son within a year. As they were about to depart, the Lord told Abraham that he was going to destroy cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Abraham started to bargain with the Lord. He was concerned about his nephew Lot who was living in Sodom. So he asked God if he would destroy the whole city if there were righteous people living there. He started asking if fifty righteous people were found there would it be destroyed, then all the way down to if ten righteous people were found. God said that he would not destroy the cities if there are were 10 righteous people found.
There were not ten righteous people to be found, but God in his kindness and love removed Abraham’s nephew Lot and his family from the city before he destroyed it. Lot showed kindness to the angels when they came to the city and invited them into his home. When it came time to destroy the city, the angel told Lot that he must take his family and leave to the hills. When Lot lingered the angels grabbed the hands of his family and took them out of the city.
When the angel told Lot to escape to the hills, Lot requested that his family be allowed to escape to a specific nearby town because he was afraid they would not make it to the hills in time. The angels granted his request.
Our God is so gracious that when he told Abraham about his decision, he made adjustments and granted Abraham’s request. He then went beyond what Abraham requested and saved his family. Although Lot was receiving grace to escape destruction, he made a request from the angels and his request was granted. The God we serve is so loving and gracious that in every moment of our lives he hears our hearts and is ready to grant our requests. Let us not lose heart, God is not lacking in anything and we do not need to hold back our requests from him! Amen.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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