“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.”
Lot asks to flee to Zoar — a small, nearby city — and points out that it is small: will it not spare him? The smallness of Zoar is Lot's argument for why it should be spared: it is not Sodom, it is not Gomorrah, it is just a small city. The logic is pragmatic, not covenantal. The request is granted in verse 21 — a mercy, not a commendation of the request. The capacity of God to work even with our suboptimal requests is evidence of his generosity, not of the wisdom of our requests. Philippians 4:6 calls for presenting requests to God with thanksgiving — the presenting of requests is welcome; the adjustment of his instructions is different. The application: bring your concerns and limitations to God; simply do not substitute your assessment for his instruction.
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