THE WRATH OF GOD AND THE REMEMBRANCE OF MERCY

The Rescue of Lot

Psalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;”

In the midst of judgment, God remembered mercy.

Habakkuk 3:2 “O Lord, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O Lord, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.”

See 2 Peter 2:6–10...

The danger of rejecting God’s mercy.

See Luke 17:28-33...

Jeremiah 18:7–8 “If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it.”

Ezekiel 14:12–14 “And the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, when a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it and break its supply of bread and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast, even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness, declares the Lord God.”

Consequences of Compromise

Lot’s family had been influenced by the sin in Sodom.

Ecclesiastes 7:20 “Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.”

1 Corinthians 15:33 “Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.””

The sin of Lot’s daughters

Proverbs 20:1 “Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.” (See Proverbs 23:29-35)

Ephesians 5:18 “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,”

The consequences of our sin

1 Thessalonians 5:9 “For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,”

Romans 8:1 “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

Galatians 6:7–8 “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”

See Hebrews 12:5-11...

Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

All Things for Good

Romans 8:28 “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

Ephesians 1:11 “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,”

See Ruth 4:9-10...

See Ruth 4:13-17...

Matthew 1:1 “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”