Genesis 19:14
14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, “Get up, get out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city!” But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking.
Psalm 78:10,11
10 They did not keep the covenant of God; they refused to walk in His law, 11 And forgot His works and His wonders that He had shown them.
Acts 9:3-6
As (Saul) journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” 6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
CHOICES AT THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE:
1. There must be an
Genesis 19:14-17 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, “Get up, get out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city!” But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking. 15 When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city.” 16 And while he lingered, the men took hold of his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. 17 So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.”
Obedience requires
You must leave the
God will give you
CHOICES AT THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE:
2. There is a need to
Psalm 78:10-11 They did not keep the covenant of God; they refused to walk in His law, 11 And forgot His works and His wonders that He had shown them.
Forgetting God’s works leads to
Psalm 78:22,41 (They forgot God) 22 Because they did not believe in God, and did not trust in His salvation.
41 Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
There are
CHOICES AT THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE:
3. There must be
Acts 9:3-6 As (Saul) journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” 6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Acts 9:18a Immediately there fell from his eyes something like SCALES, and he received his sight at once…
1 Samuel 17:4-5 A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of SCALE armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels;
Genesis 3:14-15 So the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this… He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.
There is a need for a
Acts 9:18b …and he arose and was baptized.
Your
Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,
God has a new
Philippians 3:14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Conclusion:
We must respond to God’s call with urgency, remember His works, and embrace the transformation that comes through faith.