ABRAM'S CHOICE AND LOT'S CHOICE
Verse Key 13:8-11
In today's story, we learn about Abram and Lot's respective choices. Life always puts us at a crossroads where we are forced to choose. The choice of a moment in one's life is sometimes decisive, as if one is walking on a bridge of no return.
1. Lot's choice (9-13)
Lot looked up and saw the plain. He looked towards the direction of towns called Sodom and Gomorrah. Loth chose this, because of his fertility and his impeccable irrigation, in spite of this danger for him and his family and his descendants. But Loth chose this full, because of his fertility and his impeccable irrigation, in spite of this danger for him and his family and his descendants. It was a short-sighted and stupid choice.
2. Abram's choice (5-8)
When Abram left Our of the Chaldeans, he had compassion on his nephew Lot and accompanied him. After Terah's death, for whom Lot was the orphaned grandson, Abram cared and took good care of him. He loved him with all his heart. Nevertheless, after the descent into Egypt, the relationship became a little complicated. On the one hand, Abram's mistake was not a good example of faith, and on the other hand, over time, both became very rich. Loth took the opportunity to acquire the property. Moreover, they were both affected by Egypt's materialistic culture. Lot was indifferent when Abram built the altar of repentance when he returned from Egypt. When the material situation became abundant, his heart turned away from God, and theirs relationship broke. The problem seemed to be the conflict between their shepherds, but it was only an anecdote that revealed their broken relationship. Abram suffered the consequence of his fault. He nevertheless accepted it and chose to separate. The glory of God shall be unharmed among the Gentiles. Abram might have thought about making up. He judged that Lot's heart had become irreparably distant. The love of money is the root of all evil. Abram wisely judged the situation and made his choice.
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