Genesis 19:33 That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.
I have many thoughts swirling around about today’s scripture, but preeminent among them is the fact that 2 Peter 2:8 calls Lot a righteous man. This Lot. That thought brings me back to a billboard I saw years ago that read, “Just love everyone. I’ll sort them out later. ~God” Why? Because after reading Genesis 19, I would have filed Lot away in the “not worth saving” category.
Genesis 19:34 The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Last night I slept with my father. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.”
But God doesn’t give up on us so easily. He doesn’t see hopeless, unsavable, beyond repair the way we do. He knows our hearts. He knows our souls. He knows eternity. I think my biggest lesson from Genesis 19, a chapter that I am so very glad to be leaving behind, is that there is hope for all of us, that even at our worst, God knows our hearts. He loves us. He wants us to be restored to Him. Thank You, Jesus.
Genesis 19:35 So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.
Precious Savior, This has been a difficult chapter for me because there is so much here that just feels icky. Thank You for the ability to read this chapter and see Your love, Your compassion, Your desire for us to be reconciled to You. If Lot can be considered righteous after all that occurs in this chapter, maybe there is hope for me yet. Thank You. Amen.
Genesis 19:36-38 So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father. The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites of today. The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites of today.
Have a blessed day.