"But his wife looked back from behind him,
and she became a pillar of salt."
This weeks verse is a sobering one that we all need to consider. Lot and his family had just been pulled out of Sodom by two Angles sent by God. Why? God was going to destroy the city. Let's back up just a bit and get the context of what was going on. Lot and his family were living in Sodom. A city known for it's wickedness and sexual immorality. Lot, as the new testament says, was a just man and was vexed living there. See 2 Peter 2:7. So what's the deal? Why, if he was vexed was he living there? I think the answer is found in our text. In the verse it says, "But his wife looked back from behind him." The word in the Hebrew is nabat. It literally means to to scan, that is, look intently at; by implication to regard with pleasure, favor or care: - (cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see. Strongs Concordance. When She looked back, she had an attachment to it, or a love/longing for it. God had commanded them not to look back in verse 17. Lots wife I'm guessing, had substantial influence on him and quite possibly his walk with God was not very strong. So, he settled for it. This idea, just so there's no confusion, is my opinion and is not a biblical fact. It is merely a conjecture. So where am I going with all this? Well, Lot's wife suffered the consequences of disobedience. Lot, along with his family, were commanded by The Lord, through the angles, to not look back. We have the same charge from God today. We are to be moving forward in our walk with Him, and not longing for the "good ole days." 2nd Corinthians 5:17 states "we are a new creation, old things are passed away and all has become new." So why then would we want the old? It's like this. Your driving an old car that is on it's last legs. Someone comes along and gives you a brand new car, all paid for, no strings attached. Unless you were a little off upstairs, you would never drive the old one again. Also, after driving the new one, the desire to drive the old one just wouldn't be the same. Even if you did, that "feeling" you once had, would be gone. The new would always be there to remind you how good it is. For those of us that have been saved from old lives of drugs, alcohol, & immorality, the old should have no allure to us anymore. When we are dead to our old nature and alive in Christ, all that old junk pales in comparison. Don't get me wrong, it was fun at times I'm sure you would agree but, the reason we left those lives was because Jesus offered a better way and our lives were going no where. No let me correct that, the best way. These days are getting tougher to walk as a Christian. Lots of good Christians have given up and gone back to the world for satisfaction. The world promises satisfaction. The only that delivers it, is Jesus. Do I at times look back and say wow that was such a great time, of course I do. I would be lying if I didn't say so. When those times come though, I thank God for my salvation and look forward to what He has planned for me. His word is filled with promise after promise that He loves and cares for me. The world can't offer that. Just look where it's at presently. It ain't getting any better. So this week, I encourage you, don't look back. It's all in ruins and there's no rebuilding it. Let God provide the right things and way for you. That alone is hard enough for us, let alone trying get back to where we once were, just so we can ruin our live all over again. Be blessed and have a great week.
Bob.
and she became a pillar of salt."
This weeks verse is a sobering one that we all need to consider. Lot and his family had just been pulled out of Sodom by two Angles sent by God. Why? God was going to destroy the city. Let's back up just a bit and get the context of what was going on. Lot and his family were living in Sodom. A city known for it's wickedness and sexual immorality. Lot, as the new testament says, was a just man and was vexed living there. See 2 Peter 2:7. So what's the deal? Why, if he was vexed was he living there? I think the answer is found in our text. In the verse it says, "But his wife looked back from behind him." The word in the Hebrew is nabat. It literally means to to scan, that is, look intently at; by implication to regard with pleasure, favor or care: - (cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see. Strongs Concordance. When She looked back, she had an attachment to it, or a love/longing for it. God had commanded them not to look back in verse 17. Lots wife I'm guessing, had substantial influence on him and quite possibly his walk with God was not very strong. So, he settled for it. This idea, just so there's no confusion, is my opinion and is not a biblical fact. It is merely a conjecture. So where am I going with all this? Well, Lot's wife suffered the consequences of disobedience. Lot, along with his family, were commanded by The Lord, through the angles, to not look back. We have the same charge from God today. We are to be moving forward in our walk with Him, and not longing for the "good ole days." 2nd Corinthians 5:17 states "we are a new creation, old things are passed away and all has become new." So why then would we want the old? It's like this. Your driving an old car that is on it's last legs. Someone comes along and gives you a brand new car, all paid for, no strings attached. Unless you were a little off upstairs, you would never drive the old one again. Also, after driving the new one, the desire to drive the old one just wouldn't be the same. Even if you did, that "feeling" you once had, would be gone. The new would always be there to remind you how good it is. For those of us that have been saved from old lives of drugs, alcohol, & immorality, the old should have no allure to us anymore. When we are dead to our old nature and alive in Christ, all that old junk pales in comparison. Don't get me wrong, it was fun at times I'm sure you would agree but, the reason we left those lives was because Jesus offered a better way and our lives were going no where. No let me correct that, the best way. These days are getting tougher to walk as a Christian. Lots of good Christians have given up and gone back to the world for satisfaction. The world promises satisfaction. The only that delivers it, is Jesus. Do I at times look back and say wow that was such a great time, of course I do. I would be lying if I didn't say so. When those times come though, I thank God for my salvation and look forward to what He has planned for me. His word is filled with promise after promise that He loves and cares for me. The world can't offer that. Just look where it's at presently. It ain't getting any better. So this week, I encourage you, don't look back. It's all in ruins and there's no rebuilding it. Let God provide the right things and way for you. That alone is hard enough for us, let alone trying get back to where we once were, just so we can ruin our live all over again. Be blessed and have a great week.
Bob.
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