Scripture to Read: Genesis 19:15-30
Today we read through Genesis 19:15-30. First ,we read in Genesis 19:15-22 how the angels had to take Lot, his wife, and his daughters by the hand to get them out of Sodom. The angels told them to escape and not to look back. The angels wanted Lot and his family to flee to the hills, but Lot asked if they could go to Zoar since Lot felt like the hills were too far. The angels told Lot he and his family could go to Zoar, and so they left. As we continue to read in Genesis 19:23-29, we read how Lot’s wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt. The fact that she looked back was an outright act of disobedience to what the Lord’s angels had told them not to do. Lot’s wife may have revealed her true heart by looking back, showing she loved the wickedness of Sodom. We have turned to follow Christ and walk in obedience to Him. God never wants us to turn back to the things of this world because it will always lead to death (Romans 6:23, James 1:14-15). Then God’s Word shifts to Abraham seeing the smoke rise from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and that God answered Abraham’s prayer and delivered Lot and his family out of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. In Genesis 19:30, we read that Lot left Zoar and moved to the hills because he was afraid to live in Zoar. We don’t know why he was fearful; we just know he was.
Challenge & Application
What did God teach you about obeying Him and His Word, and not turning back to the things of this world?
How are you guarding your heart from turning back to the things of this world, that you know your flesh hungers for?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!