AMEN 🤲

As the title of this devotion suggests, people sometimes selfishly consider the short-term benefits rather than the long-term.

A good friend of mine married a woman that he did not love.

He came from a reasonably low-income family, and his soon-to-be wife, whom he had known for only a few months and had shown little loyalty to him, came from an extremely wealthy family.

He could not think of her in any other way: a ticket out of poverty and towards a better life.

Once he got it, however, he realised that was not the life he wanted.

He had worked hard to get what he had; his parents had done the same and treated him well.

The opposite was true of his wife, and disagreements between her family eventually led to their divorce.

In Genesis 13, Lot defies the desires of Abram and God, choosing to settle in Jordan.

The grass was greener in Jordan, with abundant water sources and a path to a potentially easier life.

However, he disregarded the wicked and sinful ways of the men of Sodom, deciding to settle there regardless.

Eventually,

He loses everything when Sodom is destroyed.

If he had listened to the urges of God and Abram, his ancestors would have turned to salt.

Unfortunately, his family is turned into the dust of the earth in the end.

Open your heart, go to the Lord, and follow God’s path.

He is a light at your feet and will not lead you astray.

The pastures in Heaven are greener than any we can imagine.