A question we can ask ourselves, ‘How often do I look out for “number 1”?  That’s us!!!

Each day, what do we do choose for our own advantage?

Abram’s nephew Lot did that.  He chose the best, well-watered land available for his flocks and herds.  He chose the Jordan Valley.

True, his Uncle Abram let him choose land for his herds and flocks.  Both of them could not continue to share pastures.  There were too many animals.  So Lot chose the area of Sodom and Gomorrah.  Choice pastures, good water sources, it was beautiful.
Genesis 13:5-9

What Lot chose was to his great loss in the long run.  He chose to live in the city of Sodom.  It was filled with men who were without God in their lives.  And God’s judgment came on that town as well as Gomorrah and the Jordan valley.  After God’s judgment it became worthless as pasturage for animals.  It was not a fit place to live.  Genesis 19:1-26

~ Take it to heart ~

Like Lot, are we choosing for ourselves what looks good to us?