Promise 49 Gen. 19:17a, 18, 19b., 21a, 23, 30

Gen. 19: 17a, 18, 19b., 21a., 23, 30 - "One (an angel of the Lord) said, 'escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away.' But Lot said to them, 'Oh no, my lords! But I cannot escape to the mountains, for the disaster will overtake me and I will die.' He said to him, 'Behold I grant you this request also.' The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar. Lot went up from Zoar, and stayed in the mountains, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to stay in Zoar; and he stayed in a cave, he and his two daughters." God is a patient God. He saves Lot's life and tells him exactly where he should take his family, where it would be best for him and Lot says, "no" to Him. At this point, Lot deserved to join his wife as a salt pillar, but God didn't give him what he deserved. God let Lot find out for himself that the mountains would be the best place for him. And that's just what happened. We don't know if God allowed Lot to go to Zoar for a specific purpose, nor why he was afraid to stay there. My guess is that the people weren't much better there than they were in Sodom and Gomorrah, but God let him find that out himself. Maybe the Lord just knew that Lot would eventually get to where He wanted him to be so He let him have his way. The promise is, God is not going to lead us astray. He knows what is best for us, and even though it looks very scary to us and looks as though we would never survive through it, God knows that we will. We need to listen to what He is telling us to do, then go there. Life is too short to waste time in the Zoars of our choosing.