"Dancing With The DEvil"

Dancing with The Devil

Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) (Genesis 13:10)

Abraham and his nephew Lot were wealthy sheepherders. But bickering broke out between their herdsmen. To resolve this turf war, Abraham suggested they herd their livestock in separate areas. After all, there was plenty of good land to use.

Lot eyed the fertile land by the Jordan River. He wanted the best for himself, so the choice became a no-brainer for him. But Lot lacked discernment and saw only the attraction of the land in front of him. He did not consider the long-term spiritual consequences of living near Sodom and Gomorrah, with their evil influences—or maybe he just didn’t care.

Lot’s vision was clouded by the material prosperity he saw. He pitched his tents near Sodom—and eventually became a resident there. Later on, Lot lost everything—even those who were close to him. Small concessions and little compromises along the
way led to disaster.

Lot’s life serves as a warning sign. We cannot compromise with wickedness and evil and come away unscathed. We cannot dance with the devil without getting hurt. If you lie down with dogs, you get up with flees. Where I’m from we say, “It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt.” Just know that moral compromise begins with small steps, not big steps, in the wrong direction.