FAITH CAPSULE: Have you been engaging the word of God with seriousness or with joke?

Genesis 18, 19

Knowing about the word of God without engaging the word of God by doing the word of God is the evidence of not knowing God. Knowing about the word of God and not doing what the word says is also disobedient to God.
Have you been engaging the word of God with seriousness or with joke? There is no valid excuse to be disobeying the word of God. Disobeying the word of God is an indirect way of taking the word of God for joke. The word Joke is defined in the dictionary as, something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement; a matter that need not be taken very seriously or something that does not present the expected challenge. The word of God is definitely not to be taken for joke.
God spoke to Abraham, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.” (Genesis 18:20-21) When God was set to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because of sin He spoke to Abraham and Abraham took the word of God serious. Abraham repeatedly interceded on behalf of Sodom and Gomorrah but could not convince God from destroying Sodom and Gomorrah.
The angels that were sent to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah approached Lot and said, “…Have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city—take them out of this place! For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.” (Genesis 19:12-13) With no doubt, one that knows God indeed will have understanding to know God enough by not engaging God’s word as a joke. Lot knew God enough not to take God’s word for joke. Lot, not wanting his people to be consumed by destruction made him to engage the word of God with seriousness. Lot responded to the messengers of God, “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.” (Genesis 19:14)
God is not a comedian. Every single word of God should not be taken for joke. If you are one that does not obey the word of God, you have taken it for joke. There was no further indication that the sons-in-law followed Lot to the ground of escape from destruction. In this world of wickedness, it is time for man to turn against taking word of God as joke. The word of God is for deliverance and preservation from destruction.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace not to be a victim of not engaging God’s word seriously.