There is so much drama in today’s reading. The big thing that struck me was how much God continued to bless both Abraham and Lot. These were not perfect men. In fact, by some standards they were not even close. Abraham continued to rely on himself for protection by offering up his wife to Abimelech and Lot offered up his daughters to the men of Sodom to protect the angels. When looking at these acts on their own, it is easy to call these men unrighteous. But isn’t this the same thing for us? Aren’t we unrighteous when we look at our individual acts of our lives. Our righteousness does not come from our own efforts. Our righteousness comes from a merciful God who gives us grace despite our imperfection. When we act without trusting in God for our needs, He still loves us enough to lead us to ultimate righteousness.