Messed up!

Maybe Jordan's right. What saved Lot and his family was the fact that they recognized God's presence and served his angels. Notice that Abraham pulled out all the stops for three men and now there are just two angels. Was God himself there yesterday, eating the bread and roast?

And why did Sodom and Gomorrah burn? Was it because the people were "bad" or due to the fact that they were inhospitable to the angels? Were Lot and his family any better? He was willing to let the men rape his daughters, who were engaged to be married. His wife couldn't resist looking back and was turned into a pillar of salt. And our reading ends with his daughters getting him drunk and taking advantage of him. Really? God's people, a shining light to the nations!

Can we just admit the fact that we are all messed up, but that God does incredible things in our midst? Instead of judging one another (we're all "bad"...Paul said it clearly, we are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God), why don't we acknowledge God's presence and serve him with everything we are and everything he has blessed us with?

Barbara had an excellent idea last night at Bible study. The couple who rents the apartment in the Faith Center is expecting their first baby next month. What if we overwhelmed them with baby gifts? God would be pleased.