“Remember Lot’s wife.” (Luke 17:32)
Lot’s wife looked back at Sodom and Gomorrah with wistful eyes. The place that is synonymous with evil and wickedness was also her hometown. She had become attached to a world that wasn’t worthy of her love.
Our heart cannot exist in two places for very long – ultimately it will choose to fix its adoration. Lot’s wife needed to look ahead to the future, but she was so enamored by the opulence and lifestyle of the past that she left room in her heart for Sodom and Gomorrah.
Don’t make the same mistake. Leave no room in your heart and your mind’s eye to glamorize sin or its “luxuries”. Don’t fall for the trap of remembering the glitter of sin but not the sting. Even if Lot’s wife were queen of Sodom… who would want that title anyways?!
Look forward. Get out, move on, and reach upward.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites