Wednesday, May 5, 2021

DO NOT LOOK BACK LONGING FOR THE PAST SINFUL LIFE

PROCLAMATION

“Then The Lord rained  upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from The Lord out of heaven; And He overthrew those cities … and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.  But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”  Genesis 19:24-26 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the words of God which were revealed to and written by Moses under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  After dining with Abraham, the two angels who had been with The Lord left and went to Sodom. (Genesis 18:22)  When they arrived at Sodom, Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city and he urged them to go to his house and tarry there. (Genesis 19:1-2)  Initially they refused but eventually they agreed to go with him.  He prepared a meal for them and they ate.  Before they went to bed, the men of Sodom surrounded the house and called out to Lot to bring the two men out so that they could have sex with them. (Genesis 19:3-5)  Lot went outside to the men and offered them his two virgin daughters but they refused them.  The two angels pulled Lot back into the house and caused all of the men outside of the house to be blind. (Genesis 19:6-11)  The two angels told Lot that they were going to destroy the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. (Genesis 19:12)  Lot was told to take his wife and two daughters and get out of the city and go to the mountains. (Genesis 19:15)  They were told by one of the angels of The Lord to: “Flee for you lives!  Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain!” (Genesis 19:17)  When they reached safety in the city of Zoar, the destruction of the cities began.  The Lord God rained down fire and brimstone upon Sodom and Gomorrah.  Lot’s wife turned and looked back, and as she looked back she was changed into a pillar of salt. (Genesis 19:23-26)  

 

APPLICATION

There has been much speculation as to why Lot’s wife looked back.  Regardless of the reason why she did it, she disobeyed the angel of The Lord and was punished immediately.  Once we are saved, we are not to go back to our old sinful ways, or wish for them, or look back longing for them.  Jesus, The Christ, said that no one who takes up the work of God and looks back longingly is worthy of the kingdom of God. (Luke 9:62)  We are to learn from past mistakes and do better, and not long to return to our past life.  We should not value our past so much so that we ruin our future.

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