A SORRY SUCCESS STORY

Lot has a lesson to teach us.

The New Testament tells us that Lot was

a righteous man.  Today we would say that

Lot was a Christian.

In fact to this point God had blessed him

and his uncle Abraham in a big way.

Lot would have been considered a very

successful rancher in our day.

Then Lot had to make a decision regarding

his livelihood and he went for the green.  Green

pastures in his case.  For us that would have

been for the green - money.

"Lot took a long look at the fertile

plains of the Jordan Valley in the 

direction of Zoar.  The whole area

was well watered everywhere, like

the garden of the Lord or the beautiful

land of Egypt.  (This was before the

Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorra.)

Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan

Valley to the east of them.  He went

there with his flocks and servants and

parted company with his uncle

Abram."

(Genesis 13:10,11 NLT)

It is not long until we see Lot has moved

right in with the world.  His home is in 

Sodom in the middle of a bunch of homosexuals.

And we know what God did to Sodom as a

result.

Yes, God saved Lot in the outcome.  But

Lot lost everything.  He ended up living 

in a cave with his two daughters.  Going

after the "green" was a very costly thing

for Lot.

Where is true wealth found?

"Yet true godliness with contentment

is itself great wealth.  After all, we

brought nothing with us when we came

into the world, and we can't take any-

thing with us when we leave it.  So if 

we have enough food and clothing, let

us be content."

(1 Timothy 6:6-8 NLT)