01/10/2018 STIFF-FEET
Genesis 19:15-16 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying “Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished.” When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hand of his wife and of his daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them. [New International translation]
Scripture Discussed
The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is a story that is well-known by many believers. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran and the Hadith.1
There were five cities, known as the cities of the plains, situated along the Jordan River. Two of these cities were Sodom and Gomorrah. These were “good-looking” cities. They were well-watered, green and suitable for livestock grazing. See Genesis 13:11. Some, like Abraham’s nephew Lot, looked upon Sodom and Gomorrah as a “Garden of Eden.” See Genesis 13:11. What, short-sighted, Lot failed to realize was that “everything that looks good isn’t always good or good for you.”
Although Lot pitched his tent near Sodom, it turned out the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were corrupt and full of evil. As a result of the wickedness of these cities, GOD pronounced Divine Judgment and decided to destroy them.
Two angels visited the city of Sodom and met Lot. They warned Lot of the impending danger and told Lot to gather his family and flee. Lot tried to convince his sons-in-laws, who were pledged to marry his daughters to leave, but the young men thought it a joke and just laughed at Lot. See Genesis 19:14.
At dawn, the next morning, when time was running out, the angels urgently told Lot to just take his wife and two daughters and get out of the city NOW. When Lot hesitated (i.e., or was slow to move), the angels grabbed Lot’s hand, the hands of his wife and daughters and rushed them safely out of the city.
GOD saved Lot’s life and the lives of his family despite their stiff-feet.
Exercises for Stiff Feet
There are numerous reasons why a person might have stiff feet.
- Perhaps some people adhered to the sentiments of the comedian Billy Crystal, that “it’s better to look good than feel good,” and wore too may “good looking” fashionable but poor fitting shoes given their size or foot shape that put them at risk for corns, bunions, or other deformities. What these folks may not have realized is that Billy Crystal also allegedly said “I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel good.”
- Perhaps some people have structural issues with their feet, making them predisposed to bunions, hammerheads, or having second or other toes that are longer than the big toe;
- Perhaps some have experienced thyroid or hypothyroid problems that had led to joint stiffness and stiff feet. For example, one woman who was going through menopause discovered that her feet were very sore and stiff in the mornings.
- Others many experience stiff-feet because of arthritis, past traumas, broken bones, fractures and injuries.
- There are also numerous other causes and reasons why a person’s feet may feel stiff or tight. Sometimes stiffness may be experienced after prolonged sitting or driving or early in the morning or at night.
If you want to know the reasons for your stiff feet, you should, of course, consult your own physician, a licensed podiatrist or other medical experts. Always consult an expert who knows your personal medical condition.