Jan 8 - Sodom & Gomorrah and Jusus Parables

Now Abraham starts bargaining with God to save Sodom and Gomorrah from being leveled but ultimately God is unable to even find 10 righteous people in Sodom so he burns it down. Angels are involved a lot with Abraham and Lot and his family. They come down and save Lot and his family from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. It's quite a disturbing story when the angels go to Sodom to look for 10 righteous people and how the towns people act. Now when the angels save Lot and his family they say don't look back his wife did look back and she turned to a pillar of salt. On top of all that craziness Lot's daughters get him drunk two nights in a row and take turns having sex with him so they can get pregnant because there are no men left anywhere in the area they live. I thought my family had issues...???

New Testament is full of great parables from Jesus. One of my favorites is Matthew 6:33 our church members know it well "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need." It's become the staple for our church www.Celebration.org I also like the next verse 34 "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Todays' trouble is enough for today." That's a hard one to handle especially as you build a family and look for hopefully a nice retirement future and sending the kids to college. But a few verses back sums it up "Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?" No matter what you believe that single statement holds true for everyone. Ya know it definitely can't! Can certainly whack a few moments off your life though. You are far more valuable to God then anything else He has created, so here's some food for thought next time your in a jam....start with Matthew 6:33 give your mind a refresher on Matthew 6:34 and ultimately remember Matthew 6:27!