Genesis 14:4 (KJV) Not As They Appear

Genesis 14:4 (KJV)
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

It seems obvious to me that, when Lot chose those well-watered plains down by Sodom and Gomorrah, he failed to do his due diligence. Those people, who seemed so prosperous were actually at war and only buying the appearance of peace. I do not know how long Lot had been there before all this began, but at some point, he found himself the unwilling participant in the conflict. Lot and all his goods were taken as spoils of war. Had it not been for Abram Lot’s end could have been much different. 

I have discovered that seldom are things in those prosperous places as good as they appear. There is always some underlying current, some skeleton in the closet, some profound problem that comes with the prosperity. 

This in no way means we ought not to make the move. God needs the right witness in the most difficult circumstances. It does mean is that it is unwise to make choices based on perceived profitability. 

There will be a price for any success had. 

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Genesis 14:4 (KJV) Not As They Appear

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