LOT'S WIFE

The story of Lot and his disobedient wife is very much an infamous one. Sodom and Gomorrah were two wicked cities. The cities were so wicked that the Lord wished to destroy them. But Abraham reasoned with the Lord and asked him saying, "Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?" Abraham asked the Lord this because Lot, Abraham's brother, resided in the city of Sodom. The Lord then answered Abraham saying ,"If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes."But the Lord could not find fifty. Abraham then asked the Lord for the same request except only to find forty-five righteous within the city. But the Lord could not find forty-five. This downward cycle continued until Abraham asked the Lord to save the city if only ten righteous were found. But yet again, not even 10 righteous souls were found in the city. Then, two angels of the Lord came to Lot by night and instructed him to take his family out of Sodom.The two angels explained to Lot that they were instructed to destroy the two cities because of the sin that both of the cities had were exceedingly great. Early in the morning Lot took his family and left the city of Sodom. The angels of the Lord instructed Lot "Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains lest you be destroyed." Lot did just as the angels instructed him to do and set off away from the two cities. But Lot's wife did not take the word of the Lord seriously. As she was traveling away from the two cities with her family, Lot's wife looked back on the city where she once lived and immediately became a pillar of salt.
How can the story of Lot's wife help us today. Well it's quite simple. Lot's wife could have been saved if only she obeyed what the Lord said. The same goes for us! The Lord tells us we can be saved ."Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."Acts 2:38. But the Lord also says that if we do not obey Him we will also be condemned. "Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Another important lesson we can get from Lot's wife is the lesson of true repentance. Lot's wife had salvation in her midst but turned and looked back at the sinful life that she was once a part of. As Christians we must be different. We must totally leave the sinful life that we had before we were baptized, and live the Christian life that Jesus sets before us. Looking back should never be an option. We must press forward to the ultimate prize, and that of course is HEAVEN.

-Linzee.