Roots of Sodom's Wickedness

"The profusion reigning everywhere gave birth to luxury and pride. Idleness and riches make the heart hard that has never been oppressed by want or burdened by sorrow. 

 

The love of pleasure was fostered by wealth and leisure, and the people gave themselves up to sensual indulgence. 

“Behold,” says the prophet, “this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before Me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.” Ezekiel 16:49, 50. 

 

There is nothing more desired among men than riches and leisure, and yet these gave birth to the sins that brought destruction upon the cities of the plain. 

 

*Their useless, idle life made them a prey to Satan's temptations, and they defaced the image of God, and became satanic rather than divine. 

 

*Idleness is the greatest curse that can fall upon man, for vice and crime follow in its train. 

 

It enfeebles the mind, 

perverts the understanding, 

and debases the soul."

E.G.W.