The Other Cry!
Genesis 18:20 – And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Cry usually denotes a plea for assistance. When someone cries, he/she is calling for help, showing that he/she is grieved or in pains, see Genesis 27:34, Exodus 2:23, Genesis 4:10. This cry is a positive cry, but there is a negative cry also.
The other cry is the negative cry. This is as a result of sin. Whenever the creatures of God sin and act in their ways then there is a cry. Our spirit which is the breadth of life given to us by God makes this cry unto God. Even while our body might be enjoying, our spirit is crying!
Genesis 13:13 and Genesis 19:13 also tells us of the negative cry. This negative cry when it comes up to God causes destruction of the body and soul whose spirit has been crying. Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed because of this cry. God will help us not to continue in sin.
The positive cry brings salvation and help from God but this negative cry cause death. Beloved, make it your aim not to make the spirit of another [just like the case of Abel] nor your own spirit to cry unto God because of your sins and actions.
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