“The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish” (Proverbs 14:11).
A fundamental difference between Abraham and Lot was their housing. Abraham lived in tents the last century of his 175 years (Heb. 11:9). In Genesis 13 when Abram and Lot finally parted ways because of the unmanageable size of their flocks and herds, Lot “pitched his tent even as far as Sodom” (Gen. 13:12). About two decades later—when the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah was great and their sin was very grave (Gen. 18:20)—Lot had a house in Sodom (Gen. 19:2). That walled structure was not a secure shelter from God’s wrath upon the wickedness of the city which Lot and his family were living in.
Often, a life of wickedness provides a false sense of security. The god of this world loves to compensate his allies with the finer (material) things of life. However, no amount of wealth or possessions can insulate and protect you from death and God’s righteous judgment.
The wisest investment you can make is not in land and earthly treasure; it is in righteousness and godliness. “Godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come” (1 Tim. 4:8). Therefore, “godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Tim. 6:6).
I will choose a tent.