This part is very important. I'm okay.

This passage is very important.
...People tend to underestimate evil, thinking, "I'll be fine,"
"It's okay to get close to this level of evil..." 🤔
...Genesis tells the story of Lot.
When he was separated from his uncle Abraham,
he pitched his tent near Sodom.

Sodom at that time was as prosperous as Egypt, but...😰
The people...had committed a very great sin.
Enticed by this prosperity, Lot pitched his tent nearby.
...He probably thought he would be fine,
and what's more...😨Lot had become an official in the city of Sodom 😱✳️Genesis 19:1
...As a result...
Lot lost all his possessions...and even his wife was turned to a pillar of salt and lost.
...1 Timothy 6:9-10.

Those who desire to become rich fall into temptation and a trap,
and into many foolish and harmful desires that throw people into ruin and destruction.
...For the love of money is the root of all evil.
Some have strayed from the faith in pursuit of money and have pierced themselves with cruel pain.
...Many people have...been separated from the faith in pursuit of money 😢
...A heart that thinks, "I'll be fine!"
...cannot overcome temptation!
...Let us seek Jesus first this morning.
Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.