Looking Around The World Today

When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city.”  Genesis 19:15

Ever look around the world today and think of this verse from the first book of the Bible? Is today the day the voice from Heaven calls to those who will hear to come out of that evil world city? The time those in Babylon will have in that day will likely be similar to Lot's. When an angel urges you to hurry, that is probably a good time to put the running shoes on while you head toward the exit door. Anything you might want to grab for the journey had better be along that same path, or leave it behind. The part of the story we may not like is, "Arise". The call to run came when poor Lot was still in bed, or at least sitting down reading the Sodom Gazette with a cool beverage by his side and his feet up on a comfy stool. The call to exit quickly may not come when we are already leaving town to go on vacation. That would be nice, but it will likely be more like Lot's. 

We hope for the Rapture, but we need to be working until that moment and we might have to arise to flee the fall of Babylon too. Odds are good that a call of that type will not be at a time most convenient for all of us. I'm sounding like that proverbial little chicken today, but maybe he was just ahead of his time? One day the sky will fall on the evil world empire named Babylon in the Revelation, and by Revelation 18:4 we know that there will be those who must flee the coming destruction much like Lot did way back in Genesis. 

We don't like to be rushed, but if the angels say hurry...

Bucky