“But Lot's wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.”
Gen. 19:26
It was in looking back that Lot's wife turned into a pillar of salt. Why a pillar of salt?
Why not a pillar of stone or marble? I believe it's a symbolic reminder for us. Salt
exposed to certain elements causes it to lose it's saltiness.
She looked back in disobedience and turned to salt. Sin causes us to lose our saltiness.
Through our sin we expose ourselves to the elements of the world. The elements ruin the
salts flavor. Our lives exposed to sin hinders our relationship with Christ and our witness
to others- our flavor.
She looked back- boy, I could just stop there. In my life looking back over my shoulder exposes me to the elements of unbelief. Each time I look back and see those negative flashes from the past another piece of me became as a pillar of salt. Hardening areas of disappointment and bitterness, causing the saltiness of my faith to lose it's flavor. If we
continue to keep looking back over our shoulders by living in sin, disobedience and in the
past, a pillar of salt we will become. A pillar of salt, standing out in the elements losing it's saltiness, it's purpose and it's usefulness.
Lot and his family were living among the “elements”. How close are we allowing ourselves to live to the “elements” of this world? How long are we going to continue looking behind us? Don't tarry there, let's fix our eyes on Him then run and not look back.
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Love this ... I agree in Jesus Name! Let us fix our eyes on Him, the Author and Finisher of our faith...blessings sister
Mel (can I call you Mel)anie (just in case I can't lol). Thanks sooooo much for visiting me and commenting. Seriously, my heart just about jumped out of my chest...we are SUCH kindred spirit (hopefully that term doesn't offend...I'm an Anne of Green Gables fan...lol). Anyway, my birthday is two weeks away, and my heart just goes out to you...I am going THROUGH too (the gut wrenching heart throbing tears another year always brings)!!! Love being single...Despise being single; love children, hate not being able to have them; Love my independance, Hate not having anyone to share it with. Love the twelve new streaks in my hair...hate that they are grey. Anyway...truly...I feel your pain.
Your blog was great too by the way. I was just talking about that a couple weeks ago in my psych class. I have always wondered why it was that she turned to salt. I honestly don't think it was due to sexual sin. You know, so many people (not you thank goodness) use that scripture to bring jugement agains homosexuals, but really I don't think it was their homosexuality or whatever perverse sexual sin they were into - because surely God would have turned his two daughters into pillars too; but rather I think it was their hearts that were turned away from God. God said He would spare the place if he found a righteous man...there weren't any. I think the desire of our human nature is and has always been to, of course, avoid pain at any cost, and to get its needs met independantly of God. That's the sin, because in that...you make yourself a god. Lot's wife knew what happened and looked back...maybe (just a suggestion) not in desire for what once was in the physical, but maybe her heart just longed to be free of God therefore turning from her chance to make a relationship w/God right...to wanting her own humanistic way. I suppose that's my sin I turn back to as well...trying to do things my way without consulting God. Afterall, He is my husband, Is 54:5, so I suppose relying on Him instead of myself must be part of my duty of intimacy with Him. hmmm
Anyway, I hope to not be any pillar in the community ha ha ha ha ha...ok...sorry.
Ok...signing off now...sorry this was so long. Email me anytime:
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~Kate
Thanks for being a friend (and siesta).
~Kate
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