Why does Jesus tell us to remember Lot’s wife? (Luke 17:32) Do you think God simply gave a rule of “don’t look back” or did He know that such looking would reflect what was really in a heart?
Perhaps Lot’s wife could not take her mind off the comforts and pleasures she was leaving behind. “My comfortable home! My lovely garden! My beautiful neighborhood! My old friends! Can’t I just look back one time?” God’s answer was ‘no’ and He tells us the same. “Get your heart off your stuff. Get your mind off your pleasures. Focus only on Me and love Me with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength.”
We pity those lands where it is difficult to be a Christian. Some of those believers live in constant danger. Some have difficulty feeding their families because their “faith” prevents them from good jobs. In our land, it often seems easy to be a Christian. So who longs most for the Lord? Some may possess so much on this earth that it is difficult to imagine how Heaven could offer more. Others see this world offering nothing, so they watch and pray and long for the Day. No matter where we live, Jesus wants our Hope to be Himself. “Be prepared. When I call, drop everything you’re doing, leave all behind, and don’t look back. Remember Lot’s wife!”
Let this warning convict us! If I’m not consumed with Him, I should find out why. Is there something on this earth that is more precious? If I don’t love Him with all my heart, God forbid I pretend… instead let me confess! “Lord, you know my heart. Expose it now… before the Day of Reckoning. Forgive me for putting other things ahead of You. Turn my eyes to Jesus! Give me passion for Him! I need your mercy and grace. Lord, don’t let me be Lot’s wife!”
“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation…” II Corinthians 7:10