DAILY BIBLE DEVOTION

 

LOT'S RESCUE

When I read about Lot and the

destruction of Sodom and

Gomorrah, I tend to think about

Lot's wife and her turning back

just when salvation was in her

grasp. The angels had brought the

whole family to safety; all they had

to do was follow God's instruction

not to turn back. It sounds so easy.

I wonder what was so important to

Lot's wife that she turned back?

I'm sure that Lot was grateful to

God and to the angels for rescuing

him and his family and also

saddened by the loss of his wife.

We, too, have been rescued. We

have been rescued from the fear of

death, from the effects of our

sinfulness and from eternal

damnation. We have chosen to

follow our deliverer, our Savior,

Jesus Christ. What is there in our

lives that is so important to us that

we risk losing it all? Because we do

turn back, just as Lot's wife. We

often return to old habits, old

companions that lead us into sinful

situations, old temptations that we

think won't entrap us. We choose

to ignore what has been done for

us. Hopefully, we will have the

sense to return to Christ, ask

forgiveness, and work at moving

toward a new way of living instead

of returning to the past.

PRAYER

Forgiving and compassionate God,

how often we ignore your

commandments and follow our

own ways instead of the way of

your Son, Jesus. Give us the graces

we need to do your will. Amen.