Holy Spirit, help me to see as God sees through the experience of scripture today. Please meet me, as I put aside distractions, and as I clear the temple within, where I hope to welcome your will and your presence.
What comes over the men of a city that motivates all of them to demand sex of two wandering angels in their midst? (Genesis 19:1-5) Are the angels mistaken for men?
In what kind of culture does a father offer his virgin daughters to a lust-filled crowd of men in exchange for the safety of angels temporarily under his protection? (Genesis 19:8)
And what are You trying to tell me through this reading, Lord?
God is an "on time" God, according to God's timing. God's covenant of descendants begins to be fulfilled with the birth of Isaac. (Genesis 21:1-2) Isaac is born in Abraham's old age, "...at the very time God had promised him."
God, the world in which I live seems both preoccupied and consumed with unfettered sexual passions. I hear news of virgin daughters and virgin sons violently abused. I want both the perversity and the violence stopped now! But please give me confidence in Your timing. Show yourself to be the "on time" God I accept You to be.
I lift these things up from my heavy heart, deposit them into Your tender care, and rest in the holy peace You give.
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