Our Covenant with God: Are we playing our part?

In the book of Genesis 19: God spared Lot’s family when he decided to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because of the covenant he made with Abraham which covers his entire family and generations to come. I have read this chapter a few times and always believed Lot was spared destruction just because of this covenant, however looking closely in the first verse, The two angels of God met Lot at the gateway of the city and immediately he saw them, he bowed down and offered them his hospitality. They insisted they will spend the night in the square but he persuaded them to go with him and spend the night at his house, where he cooked for them and cared for them.

Reading this chapter Lot was spared not just because of the covenant between God and his lineage but because of his generosity, hospitality and because he refused to compromise himself and encourage sin.

How many times have we missed God’s blessing because we have not blessed and welcomed people that we know will benefit from our love and blessings? How many times have missed it because we have seen our friends or family sin but we have turned an eye because according to us it’s nothing to do with us. The truth is regardless of God’s covenant with us we need to play our part. We need to follow the word of God. The greatest commandment is love

1 Cor 13:13: And now these three remain: faith, hope and love but the greatest of these is love

Matthew 22 v36-39. Jesus tells the Pharisees that the greatest commandment is love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and the second is love your neighbour as your self.

Jesus’ death is a covenant on our behalf that we are saved and we will inherit the kingdom of God but we need to play our parts by obeying God’s commandments. We need to learn to bless people we know need help, they do not even have to ask. The angels of God did not ask Lot for help but he knew what Sodom and Gomorrah was like and he offered to keep them safe.
We must also not turn a blind eye when our friends and people we know are doing what is not right. Lot begged the men of Sodom not to commit such sin and he found favour in the eyes of God.
I am not saying we need to be shouting at the roof top at our friends or family but we need to encourage them to walk right showing love and we ourselves need to be receptive to correction from people God has placed in our lives.