Both Abraham and his nephew Lot were righteous in God’s eyes. Yet, the paths they chose and the lifestyles they led were worlds apart. Abraham was greatly blessed in all things, whereas Lot lived in frustration in an environment of sin and lost almost everything he had in the end. In this fascinating message by Joseph Prince, find out how you can live like righteous Abraham and not Lot. Learn to avoid the pitfalls and high costs of low living and discover how to live the high life that Abraham lived. Like Abraham, you will be blessed in your health, finances and family life!
Church what kind of righteous men do you
want to become Abraham a lot now lot is
kidnapped needing the help of Abraham
the funny thing is this after Abraham
brought all the wealth of Sodom and
Gomorrah plus all the people back
together with lot
alright brought him back okay you’re not
a story the king of Sodom came and the
king of Salem resumed Melchizedek came
the bible tells us what was delivered
you know what lot did after that he went
back to Sodom and Gomorrah you see that
that there is this attitude yep you know
well got to leave at me good I can go
back to sin what kind of righteous man
are we he went back to a city that was
doomed to destruction and this time when
he went back you know what he became he
became a board member the Bible says he
said in the gate of the elders in
Genesis 18 I liked Genesis 18 the
opening verse in Genesis 19 you can see
the compare the contrast Genesis 18 the
Bible tells us alright the Lord appeared
to Abraham by the terrible trees of
Mamre as he was sitting the 10 daughters
in Hebron okay so he lifted his eyes and
looked and behold three men was standing
by Abraham and when he saw them he ran
from the ten dot to meet them but
himself to the ground one of them was
the Lord Jesus Christ in his
pre-internet appearance he came with two
angels okay I believe it was Michael and
Gabriel okay because they are the angels
so the Lord came to visit
Abraham okay now watch this the Lord
Himself came to visit
Abraham how many like for the Lord to
knock on your door one day off ding-dong
alright you open the door and Jesus
standing down there with two angels one
is Michael one is Gabriel that’s why I’d
like to open the service with pastor
Gabriel the messenger of good news amen
so you know it opens Jesus in it and he
always brings a present with him when it
visits you this time the present was
your wife will conceive a son and will
bear a son this time next year
what I promised well glad tidings they
brought in fact they had lobster with a
lot they felt a lot they gave him bread
meat and all that and you know his wife
would run and prepare the food they all
had a lot of fun a lot of laughs that
went on so much so they named the boy
ishaak which means laughter in Hebrew
the law says I heard Sarah laughs there
was annoyed in laughs no you laugh all
right
– they all laughed they had a good time
honey won the kind of fellowship with
God well well eight Graham was enjoying
fellowship with God down there
pour a lot was vexing his righteous soul
day by day terrible costs of low life
don’t think for one moment somebody was
living in adultery is enjoying himself
he is not he’s a walking zombie and
soonerlater looks like one it said you
had people that have a clear conscience
the eyes sparkle you read someone who is
a lady of the night for example they are
to be pitied even beautiful like a
mannequin the eyes are hollow you nose
hollow empty no sparkle said don’t think
for one moment people like this i
enjoying like oh my colleague you know
he has a younger woman don’t ease
enjoying life he’s vexing his soul it is
truly righteous he saw his vexed
you are truly to be envied you have a
clear conscience
are you listening I remember when I was
in the Navy serving my national service
we went to a certain okay I tell you a
Taiwan and all my my colleagues all
right they were all talking about or
this girl or one waiting for me or that
girl waiting for me hey you know about
you you want me to recommend you know
she go also a sister and I can recommend
to you no want me to recommend you not
say no no no no no time was a believer
already so when I went out with them
they would drink and all that out drink
orange juice all right and then there
was no speak to one another and I heard
ya whispering one and to one another a
you know what this guy is a Christian is
with us on
know that how to go how to go there you
know so I excused myself all by myself
and I’ll go back to the ship
all right to my to my naval ship ship
that was waiting for me all right I’ll
go there and those one duty what will
hey you come back for what you know
people are enjoying themselves yeah out
there alright and I’m going back to my
little private room to read the word of
God and that your stupid ass our crazy
you know you call me names
I still remember and I’ll go back and
and I just read some books Christian
books or just feed on the word and I
fell a bit alone by knew the Lord was
with me well I tell you what on the way
back to Singapore one by one came to me
and I’m telling you the truth
one by one came to me is it a can help
me because when I pee I got pain what do
you think is a problem I say that I
don’t ask me I don’t know a problem you
know you are going to ask the doctor
then another friend told me and I hey
you know something that’s blood no
that’s blood you know and he it would
tell me all kind of horror stories but
the thing is that the funny things that
I never have to worry you know I never
have to worry about these things
I wonder why they are so worried high
cost of low life the only one that’s
happy on the way back to Singapore never
steering well I get it or not it’s me
hallelujah is worth it
thank you Jesus can have a good amen
amen
is wonderful to breathe the fresh air of
faith and communion and and having that
conscious acceptance with God like
Abraham did up there on the Mount and
never have to worry alright was judgment
come on me when I’m in the place of
judgment am I in the right place
Abram do you never worry about their
conduct your especially integrity is
honesty okay church so better in mind we
are righteous by faith years we have the
blessings of Abraham yes but let’s not
be like Lord but scripture never tell us
the god of lot is always the God of
Abraham okay
so here he went back went back to Sodom
okay so here the Lord came and visit
Abraham and had a present with him and
ate with Abraham enjoy family life if
Abraham and then the Lord got up to go
and Abram noticed the eyes of lot became
quite quite serious and he says Lord
shall not the judge of the earth do
right he knew that God was going down to
Sodom and Gomorrah to destroy it and he
says you’re not the judge of the earth
do right will you destroy the righteous
with the wicked
now who was he calling righteous who was
Abraham calling righteous his nephew
Abraham knew his nephew was righteous
not for some of us so in some believers
fall into sin or they live in sin we see
their normal righteous God still see
them as righteous and you better call
them righteous but there is a cost and
you look down alright as God if you find
50 righteous in the city where you
destroy God says if I find 50 righteous
are not destroyed what about 40 I’m not
destroyed for 40 about 30 he went down
all the way to 10 and got it if I find
10 righteous I will not destroy the city
in what God found only one righteous and
there was lot so Abraham prayed for his
nephew now watch the opening sentence
how unlike Abraham’s opening sentence
here in chapter 19
alright now two angels came to Sodom in
the evening now watch the Lord in come
he sent the angels I believe Michael and
Gabriel why was the Lord not there
because that place was exceedingly
wicked he sent the angels and the two
angels came to Sodom and Lord was
sitting in the gate you see he was a
board member now I believe he began a
board member you know what I believe I
believe that after he was taken captive
by the kings because of Abraham alright
the king of Sodom saw that Abraham was
so wealthy so blessed right that he gave
his nephew a position of honor hoping
that he’ll get into the good books of
Abraham in the favors of Abraham you
know I’m saying that’s the way the world
operates aren’t you glad that we have a
system that we don’t have to trust in
the ways of the world we don’t have to
manipulate lie cheat connive we trust
God and God gives us the blessing you
know what people want to win the 40
look up here I won casino lovers you
know why you want to win you know why
you want to win you’re hoping all right
they’ll get you the money right but
really see the money you want no no it’s
not the money you want yeah the money is
a means but actually it’s what the money
can buy and you think the money can buy
health the money can buy happiness the
money can buy good relationship night it
doesn’t whereas the lord bypass casino
bypass the first price bypass the
jackpot bypass everything gives you
abundant life I come that you might have
life and have it more abundantly
when I go straight by the blessing
praise God pass the Prince hallelujah
don’t shout your Harlem used to lock you
nuts
alright let’s go on okay so the angels
came and they’re going to destroy in
fact not invited the Angels into his
house you know the angel says no we’ll
stay in the open square even the Angels
don’t feel at home in Lots house what is
set contrast compared to Abraham in the
earlier chapter the Lord came to his
house but later on he persuaded not
persuaded the angels and the angels came
into the house now follow the story now
is very important you follow but the man
said to lock the men here the angels all
right said the Lord have you anyone else
here
son-in-law your sons your daughters and
whomever you have in the city take them
out of this place for we will destroy
this place because the outcry against
them has drawn great before the face of
the Lord and the Lord has sent us to
destroy it so lot went out and spoke to
his sons-in-law who had married his
daughters and said get up get out of
this place for the Lord destroyed this
city but to his sons-in-law he seemed to
be joking
you know one thing about our testimony
is this
you better start somewhere with your
children talk about God feel comfortable
talking about the Lord at home start
talking about the Lord to your children
start talking about the Lord to your
spouse at first you feel bit shy praying
together or reading the word to your
child or blessing your child but start
somewhere because if you don’t start
somewhere
finally when you want to come in and
tell them you seem to be joking
they were laughed at you how can you
talk against sin in the place of sin
Abram I mean a lot was in the place of
sin
so it’s an Lord just laughed their heads
off look at Hitler this man he was
telling us about God come here so I mean
something I never saw this until
recently the son-in-law never got out of
serving tomorrow they all perish if only
they’d listen to lot who listened to the
Angels
what can I ask you a question why is it
the angels are there they talked a lot
because God is a kind and gracious God
entering something even you get into
trouble the trouble is your own making
God God come into your situation in your
mess and bring you out personally