Distressed
"and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment." — 2 Peter 2:7-9 Gracious Lord Jesus, my friend and my King, Genesis 19 recounts the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, two cities in the plains of the Jordan. Genesis 13:13 says, "Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord." Ezekiel 16:49-50 describes this city's sin. They were "arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before Me." Lot chose to live and remain in this wicked city and even become a civic leader ("seated at the gateway of the city," Genesis 19:1). But Lo...