In Psalms, chapter seventy-four, verses one through twenty-three, the psalmist prays that God’s chastisement may not be forever. This prayer warns us that God’s patience will not tolerate sin indefinitely; eventually, sorrow and calamity will come.
The theme chapter under the A Plea for Relief section expresses the people of God who attempt to justify their behavior by living sinfully or tolerating sin. The servant named Lot in Genesis nineteen, verse one, “And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.” Although Lot was distressed by the filthy deeds he saw with his eyes and heard with his ears in beautiful Sodom, he still was willing to tolerate the wickedness of this city for cultural, social, and material advantages. Lot recognized the two angels before him, reverenced them, and hastily brought them to his place before the public could respond and plan against the servants.
In verses twelve to thirteen of Genesis nineteen, the angels confront Lot, “And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? Son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place. For we will destroy this place because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.”
In verse fourteen, Lot goes out to warn his siblings, but they seem to mock him. The angels hastened Lot in verse fifteen, and he lingers with the wife and daughters in verse sixteen. Likewise, believers today, who expose their families to ungodly environments and evil influences for social and material advantages are setting themselves up for family tragedies.