THE BIG CITY NIGHT-TIME
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Listen to the thoughts of King Solomon, who was the wisest and wealthiest man of all time. “And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.” (Ecclesiastes 2:10 - All verses from KJV Bible)
Lot was drawn to the big city action. “Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.” (Genesis 13:12)
Solomon found that he used his wisdom foolishly: “Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 2:10)
Lot found that to save one's
life is to lose it: “But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before
the LORD exceedingly. …. And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and
Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; …. And there came
two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing
them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the
ground; …. And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came
in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee,
than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to
break the door. But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house
to them, and shut to the door. And they smote the men that were at the door of
the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves
to find the door. …. And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which
married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD
will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take
thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the
iniquity of the city. And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand,
and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD
being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the
city. And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he
said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the
plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. And Lot said unto them,
Oh, not so, my Lord: …. Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone
and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all
the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the
ground. But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of
salt.” (Genesis 13:10; 18:20;
19:1,9-11,14-18,24-26)
The young man found that self
righteousness brings death: “And when he had spent all, there
arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And he went and
joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to
feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the
swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said,
How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I
perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him,
Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to
be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.” (Luke 15:14-19)
The Apostle Paul, was once on the road of self-deception: Saul, later named Paul, was once drawn on a
road to the city of Damascus and while thinking that he was the good man
bringing forth good to the city yet, in reality, he was the evil bringing forth
even more evil to the city. Since Saul
had not yet found a personal relationship with Jesus, not having been born
again and in such a state could not be filled with the Spirit of God, he was,
in reality, a natural man on the evil road to destruction and Hell. “But the natural man receiveth not the
things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he
know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” (1 Corinthians 2:14)
WHY DO MEN AND WOMEN LOVE DARKNESS, INDULGENT LIFESTYLES AND THE PARTIES OF SIN RAMPANT BIG CITY STREETS?
“And this is the condemnation,
that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light,
because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light,
neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light,
that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” (John 3:19-21)
Concerning the young man: “And when he came to himself,
he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare,
and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto
him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy
to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and
came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him,
and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son
said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am
no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring
forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes
on his feet:” (Luke 15:17-22)
Concerning a Jailer: “Then
he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before
Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be
saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be
saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16:29-31)
“If we say that we have
fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if
we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with
another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we
say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
(1 John 1:5-9)
But God commendeth his love
toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
“He that is unjust, let him be
unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is
righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy
still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man
according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that
they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates
into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and
murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I Jesus have sent
mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and
the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. And the Spirit and the
bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is
athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. “ (Revelation 22:11-17)
“Wherefore be ye not unwise,
but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine,
wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart
to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear
of God.” (Ephesians 5:17-21)
“Be ye not unequally yoked
together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians
6:14)
“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” (Matthew 6:28-24)
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