Getting Drawn In

One of the most fascinating characters in the Bible is a guy named Lot. Lot was the nephew of Abraham and yet he doesn’t seem to have the faith or the character of his uncle.

In Lot’s travels with Abraham there comes a time that Lot and Abraham needed to part company to make sure that there is enough land for their two herds of cattle and flocks of sheep and goats. So Abraham gives Lot a choice of lands to claim as his own.

Lot chooses the land that looked the most fertile and beautiful to settle and Abraham graciously lets him have this choice land. The Bible records that “Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and settled among the cities of the plain. But the people of this area were extremely wicked and constantly sinned against the Lord.” (Genesis 13:12-13 NLT).

It appears that Lot eventually was drawn into the sinful atmosphere of Sodom, because shortly following this description, we learn when trouble surfaces that … “They also captured Lot—Abram’s nephew who lived in Sodom—and carried off everything he owned” (Genesis 14:12 NLT).

It appears that just like today that it is easy to be drawn into evil behavior, practices, habits and environments over time. Let’s learn from Lot’s bad example and seek to avoid getting drawn into evil.