Genesis 24
GRIEF OF DEVOTED WORKER
AND HIS INTERCESSION PRAYER
( Gen.18:22-33 )
Jehovah God appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre . He appeared and revealed two secrets to Abraham, who is called God's friend. One was the word of the covenant that He would give son Isaac to Abraham in the future, and the other was the fact that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah had no choice but to be destroyed due to sin. The words of Abraham, who heard that God had no choice but to destroy the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, stood next to the Lord who was going toward the city of Sodom, and earnestly prayed for Sodom and Gomorrah, are recorded in detail in the text of Genesis. We must pray and prepare so that a system that can carry out the gospel movement will be established in every corner of the world and witnesses of Christ will stand until the day of the Lord's second coming.
This earth is land that will be destroyed. (in Pilgrims progress). It will receive judgement and the kingdom where satan rule over.(Eph. 2:2) Therefore what we will do truly? To discover that work is very important.
1. Sodom and Gomorrah which will receive destruction.
1) Reason: There were not 10 righteous people.
2) Situation: Sin abounds, wicked sexual habits
3) Historical foundation
4) Biblical foundation
5) Realistic foundation
6) 6 Reason of non believer’s destruction.
2. The true reason of destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
1) Because of sinners : focused on me, money, and success
2) Because there are no righteous people: No witnesses of Christ
3) Because there are no 10 righteous people.
4) There are no righteous people at all: Even Lot could not live the life of a witness at all.
3. There is no righteous man in this earth. So we must receive the gospel
1) Gen. 3:1-6, 3:16-20
2) Jn.8:44
3) Rom.3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Rom.3:10 As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one;
4. Who is righteous man?
1) Gen.3:15 Covenant of Christ -We must repent and accept Christ as our Savior.
2) Isa. 7:14 Immanuel
5. Who is admitted as a righteous man?
1) People of the covenant: Hold on to the covenant
2) People of the blood : We must wash ourselves with precious blood of Jesus
6. Commission, grief and intercessory prayer of Abraham who is Righteous man.
1) Commission (Gen.12:1-6)
2) Grief (Gen.18:22-33)
3) Intercession prayer
Conclusion:
In fact, the Bible said that there is no righteous person in this world, that is, not even one. From this fundamental fact, there is no one righteous. However, in order to create righteous people in a world where there were no righteous people, God sent His only begotten son, Jesus Christ, and once and for all offered an eternal sacrifice for sin and became a banquet on the altar in front of the throne. God sent His only begotten Son into the world, opening the way for even those who have committed sins to believe in Jesus Christ, receive forgiveness of their sins through the work of the cross, and become children of God. Even if you walked the wrong path in the past, God makes you to turn to the right path and make you a righteous person who can be justified before God. Therefore, each of us can walk the path of righteousness by accepting and serving Jesus Christ as our Savior. I pray that we will be able to spread this gospel to those around us who have been entrusted to us, so that we can hold hands and walk along the blessed path of heaven.