As I read this passage today I am reminded of what a patient and loving God I have.
The conversation Abraham had with God shows just how patient God is.
I don't think I could get away with this conversation with my earthly father. He'll probably say you're pushing it by the 3rd time.
Still I need to note that God did destroy Sodom in the end. But only because he could not find a single righteous person there any longer.
Woe to me if the day comes when God can no longer is any good in me at all!
Genesis 18:22-33 (New International Version)
22 The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. [a]
22 The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. [a]
23 Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare [b] the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?
25 Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge [c] of all the earth do right?"
26 The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."
27 Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,
26 The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."
27 Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,
28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city because of five people?" "If I find forty-five there," he said, "I will not destroy it."
29 Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?"
29 Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?"
He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it."
30 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?"
He answered, "I will not do it if I find thirty there."
31 Abraham said, "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?"
31 Abraham said, "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?"
He said, "For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it."
32 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?"
32 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?"
He answered, "For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it."
33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
My Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
I praise you and thank you for your grace and love to be all this years even through I have been disobedient to you. I thank you for giving me chance after chance after chance. I pray that I will not take forgranted of your mercy and grace to me. Please give me the strength to not disappoint you......so often.
In Jesus Name I Pray...
AMEN
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