Let's Examine the Scriptures Every Day 2022
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Humbly think that others are superior to you (Phil. 2:3).
Let's get to know the brothers better. Let's talk to them before and after meetings, go out preaching together, and if possible, invite them to dinner. When we do, we may realize that a sister who seems unfriendly is really shy, that a brother who has a lot of money is not materialistic but generous, or that a family that is often late for meetings is facing opposition (Job 6 :29). Of course, we are not to "meddle in other people's business" (1 Tim. 5:13). But it is good that we know something about our brothers and the circumstances that have influenced their character. When we get to know a sibling better who gets on our nerves a little, we are more likely to understand him. It is not easy to get to know the brothers better. But when we follow the biblical advice to open our hearts wide, we imitate Jehovah.
According to Genesis 19:15, 16, what did the angels do when Lot was late, and why?
At a very important moment in his life, Lot delayed obeying Jehovah. Two angels visited him and told him to get his family out of the city of Sodom because they were going to destroy it (Gen. 19:12, 13). But the next morning, Lot and his family were still at his house. Then, the angels warned him again what was going to happen, but "Lot was still late". We may think that he was indifferent or even disobedient. But Jehovah did not give up. Rather, he “had compassion on her,” and so the angels took the whole family by the hand and led them out of the city (read Genesis 19:15, 16).
Why did Jehovah show compassion to Lot?
Why did Jehovah show compassion to Lot? It may have been for several reasons. Perhaps Lot was reluctant to leave his house for fear of the people who lived outside of Sodom. But that was not the only danger. It is likely that he knew of the two kings who fell into tar pits in a nearby valley (Gen. 14:8-12). He may also have cared for his wife and his daughters. Also, he was rich, so he must have had a good house (Gen. 13:5, 6). Of course, none of this justified that he had not obeyed Jehovah instantly. But God did not focus on Lot's error, but instead considered him a “righteous man” (2 Pet. 2:7, 8).
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