“As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
[So, what should you do in lieu of this?]
Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.” [1]
The people in days of Noah and Lot abandoned God to serve themselves. They were violent. They were prone to kill those who stood between them and their lust.
Noah humbly obeyed God. While the people of his generation were pleasing themselves, he worked for the Lord.
Lot urged his sons-in-law to get out of Sodom because angels of God told him that the city was about to be destroyed. His sons-in-laws mocked him, but he still obeyed God. He turned his back on Sodom and did not look back.
Noah and Lot stayed with God even when their generation abandoned Him.
Jesus advised us to lose our lives in this world so as to gain our lives in the next. He urged us to obey God always.
The Bible ends with these words: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” [2]
“Yes Lord, just as Noah and Lot were saved and kept by Your grace, please be gracious to us. We rely on You and not ourselves for salvation. In Your Name Lord Jesus, I pray. Amen.”
[1] Luke 17:26-30, 33
[2] Revelation 22:21
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