The Holy Spirit has had me on a Kingdom of God journey of learning "The Ways of God". This is not something I was ever taught by a man, but God Himself through His Holy Spirit in me who started putting a desire in me last year 2025 to know His ways so I wouldn't need to ask a man who God was, I could start seeing His demonstration in His Word and in my life personally. That changed the entire way I read the Kingdom of God Word. Now when I open His Word I'm looking for His Ways - What did He say, did what He say come to pass, How did people respond to what He said and so on. This Spirt-led approach started showing me a living God of this universe, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob whose ways were the same and never changed throughout His Word! I could start seeing He was LOVE, His Nature and How He made the Heavens and Earth and everything, I mean everything had to and still does have to submit to His Word! I pray the Holy Spirit through this article unlocks many Kingdom of God mysteries and revelation you have never had before to draw you closer to His Living Spirit to lead your everyday life. I call this the Proverbs 3:5,6 Life - this is the abundant life King Jesus died on the cross to give us and I pray you see living this life is HOW you actually seek His Kingdom first and His Righteousness (Right Way of Living) and He adds everything else unto you - Matthew 6:33.
Below is an example of how I read Genesis 18 and 19 and I started asking the Holy Spirit to show me God's Ways in regards to Abraham, Lot and what happen to Sodom and Gomorrah. I pray this Spirt-led breakdown of God's ways also encourages you to use this method to not just read, but get real revelation from God's Spirit of the Kingdom Word yourself and document His ways for yourself so you can grow an intimacy with the Holy Spirit and live The Proverbs 3:5,6 Life too! Listen to this article by clicking this link - Listen to Get Know The Ways of God for Yourself
Gen 18 and 19 Ways of God Study:
GOD DECIDES IF HE HIDES OR DOESN'T HIDE HIS WAYS FROM US - HE KNOWS WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T TAKE AND NEVER PUTS MORE ON US THEN WE CAN BEAR WE HAVE TO TRUST HIM 2 COR 1:8-9 AND RELY ON HIM TO RENEW OUR STRENGTH AS WE WAIT ON HIM, NOT TAKE MATTERS INTO OUR OWN HANDS ISA 40:31, GOD FIGHTS FOR US AGAINST EVIL, WE MUST HOLD OUR PEACE EXO 14:14
GEN 18:16-33
16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
GOD KNOWS US, AND EVERY GIFT, TALENT AND DIVINE PURPOSE HE HAS GIVEN US JER 1:5 GOD DIDN’T JUST GIVE ABRAHAM ISAAC SO HE COULD BE A DAD (OR FOR SARAH TO BE A MOM) - HE GAVE THEM HIM SO THEY COULD RAISE UP A NATION IN GOD'S RIGHTEOUS WAYS TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD INTO HIS LIKENESS Pro 22:6
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
GOD IS ONLY RIGHTEOUS AND JUST AND SIN IS REBELLION AGAINST GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE PSALM 89:14, HE MUST ADDRESS (WE DON'T GET TO DETERMINE HIS JUDGEMENT - BUT HE'S THE ONLY JUDGE PSALM 7:11) OUR SIN TO DRAW US TO HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS - MATT 6:33
20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
GOD WANTS US TO INTERCED FOR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE TO COME TO THE EARTH AND IN EVERY SITUATION EZEKIEL 22:30 HE IS A LOVING GOD AND WANTS US TO HAVE COMPASSION FOR ALL HIS CREATIONS AND HE HEARS OUR QUESTIONS, CRY AND PRAYERS PSALM 34:17 AND 1 PETER 5:7, ROMANS 13:8
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
33 And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
THE LORD GIVES MANY MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO REPENT - CHANGE OUR MIND, SUBMIT TO HIM AND RESIST THE DEVIL BEFORE EVIL OVERTAKES US AND THE DEVIL FLEES 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 AND JAMES 4:7
Gen 19
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And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
GOD MEANS WHAT HE SAYS, HE IS VERY GRACIOUS. WHEN HE GIVES US INSTRUCTION IT'S ALWAYS IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO OBEY HIM - 1 SAMUEL 15:22 UNLESS YOU ASK HIM FOR A CHANGE BEFORE HIS WORD IS FINAL - SEE VERSE 19 WHEN LOT ASKED IF HE COULD ESCAPE SOMEWHERE ELSE (AND TOLD GOD WHERE HE WANTED TO GO) BESIDES THE WILDERNESS GOD TOLD HIM TO GO AND GOD SAID YES!
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17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt
GOD TRULY DOES PERFECT ALL THAT CONCERNS US - PSALM 138:8
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17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
GOD IS ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF US AND NEVER FAILS TO DELIVER ON HIS PROMISE IN HIS WAY, IN HIS TIMING MATTHEW 6:31-33 AND 2 PETER 3:9
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29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
GOD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESULTS OF YOUR DECISIONS AND THE REPERCUSSIONS FROM THEM THAT HE DIDN'T LEAD YOU TO DO, BUT HE IS SO GRACIOUS HE USES EVERYTHING FOR OUR GOOD GEN 50:20 HE IS ALWAYS LOOKING AND WAITING FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM IN ALL OUR WAYS AND LETTING HIM DIRECT US THROUGH HIS HOLY SPIRIT PROVERBS 3:5,6
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31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
37 And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
