Genesis 19:12 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.
Since the children of Lot, with their spouses were citizens of Sodom, it seems as if, over time, they had developed a callous attitude to spiritual things, just as the Bible declares often takes place. Thus, as Lot came to preach his final sermon, they made fun of him, something that must never, ever be done.
When God sends a preacher to deliver a message to His people, there are persons who may not like the man’s style of preaching, or his accent, if he is from a foreign country, and some others may tend to find fault with his dress, his mannerisms or even with the very message he delivers.
Our focus at all times must be on the message, and not on the messenger, for as human agents of God, there will always be something to pick at, some flaw or shortcoming, in the instrument God chooses. One thing that must never ever be done is to make fun of the preacher, for it isn’t funny at all and who knows, doing so might very well seal one’s doom.
2nd Kings 2:23 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!