Genesis 19:28 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.
Lot and his daughters had escaped the destruction of the plains, but Lot's wife perished. In her yearning to return, she looked back and was frozen in time. (The last sentence is my thoughts, not scripture.) The next day Abraham went to where he had met with the Lord and looked toward Sodom. The destruction of the Lord was evident. Smoked billowed from the land and rose into the sky. The judgement had been given and the sentence carried out. The land and all that was in it was totally destroyed. God had been patient, but the day of reckoning had arrived.
God is patient. Throughout the Old Testament the phrase has been repeated time and again, The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in love. From Exodus through Psalms and into the Minor Prophets (See Verses here), the character of God never changes. God is not like man who changes his mind (Numbers 23:19). He loves and cares about us, both the good and the wicked. He wants all to be saved and no one to be lost and perish (2 Peter 3:9). Yet, we must keep in mind that this is true for punishment as well. God will destroy the wicked. He has promised to do so.
K and A, how are you living? Have you given your heart to him and now follow Christ's commands? Do you care about family or friends who do not know Christ as their savior. They will perish without him. Then, they and the wicked from all ages will be thrown into the lake of fire when that day of reckoning comes. It will be too late to call on his name. The day of reckoning begins for each one who dies before Christ's return.
Daughters, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is a sign of what is to happen to the ungodly (2 Peter 2:6). They will not be a part of the new world. On the day of reckoning, they will be thrown into the lake of fire, the place prepared for the devil and his angels (Revelation 20:10-14). In some ways, this will be the saddest day ever. In other ways, the most joyous, for sin and death will forever be done away with! Choose the way of the cross... it leads home, a place where we bask in the presence of the Lord for eternity. See you there! Oh, and brings others with you.
~Dad
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