There is danger lurking around every corner. It is the temptation to draw back to the world, to succumb to the temporary pleasure of sin. As with all of our issues, this is nothing new. All of us know the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, and what became of those bastions of depravity. And yet, even as those cities burned, there were those who didn't want to leave.
Genesis 19:24-26 [NKJV]
Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens. So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. But [Lot's] wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Think about what the normal, human response would be to fire and brimstone raining down from the skies, burning everything they touch. In my mind, all I can imagine doing is grabbing my wife and kids and running ... fast. Surely, the sound of destruction and the heat of the flames will tell me all I need to know about what we're leaving behind. But Lot's wife felt the tug of what she left behind, and it was too much for her. Not even normal self-preservation could overcome her desire to stay immersed in the sin of this world.
A test will be there for us, as well. And it will show us what God already sees. Let us pray now that, when the LORD tells us to leave what this world holds precious behind, that we will run to Him. Not looking back, but looking forward to that place of peace and salvation.
Be encouraged, Jose
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