Though many
have done injury to the character of Lot and accused him of all sorts of wrong
doings from the moment he parted ways with Abraham, God in His Word,
distinguishes him as a righteous man. It should be enough for any of us that
God is willing to give us a good character reference, even if some, who think
they know us, would vilify and defame us. Paul stated in his epistles that we
will all stand in judgement, and clearly it is God who will judge, not fallible
man. It becomes our task then to be pleasing to God first and foremost in all
our doing and obedience, and not to be too much concerned with being
man-pleasers. The records God keeps are the correct and just evaluation of our
character and life. They cannot be falsified by the tampering or doctoring of man’s
perceptions, preferences or even by our own meddling. What is so reassuring in
our text is that God knows godliness when He sees it, and that He will deliver
the righteous! In the midst of the most severe and comprehensive punishment or
tribulation, God is able to keep and protect those who fulfil His
righteousness. We serve a just and loving God who is not limited. We can rely
on Jesus to defend and guard our heart, mind, body and soul, when we commit all
of ourselves to Him.
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