TITLE: Lot's Wife
TEXT: Luke 17:26-32
PROPOSITION:
QUESTION: What?
KEY WORD: Lessons
Introduction:
My uncle (a preacher) hung a sign under the clock on the back wall of the church auditorium - Remember Lot's Wife
God's judgments of the past should remind us warn us
The story is in Genesis 19:12-26.
Southwest end of Dead Sea sulfur and asphalt pits
Nothing grows no plants, no animals birds do not fly over
Here are some lessons to learn from Lot's wife.
She Perished though the wife of a righteous man
Lot made his share of mistakes in judgment
But he is called righteous - 2 Peter 2:7-8
Not righteous of ourselves but God declares us righteous
Righteous are scarcely saved -1 Peter 4:17-18
She Perished though Warned of the Danger
Genesis 19:17 Escape for your life
We, too, have warnings Do we heed or ignore?
When a storm is coming we can seek shelter OR break the baromoter.
She Perished though She Made an Effort to be Saved
She ALMOST escaped She almost lived, He almost won the game
Felix was almost persuaded
She was lost because her heart was still in Sodom
Close only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes.
She Perished though she Committed Only One Sin
We categorize sin by size, harm done
Repent of the BIG ones every day sins on automatic forgiveness?
Sin is Sin is Sin
One sin (big or small) is just a dangerous at the Judgment
Others learned this lesson
Moses struck a rock not enter the promised land
Achan took a garment whole family died
She Perished because she Needed More Faith
Faith includes OBEY
What kind of faith, knows and understands, but does not obey?
James 2 DEAD faith
She Perished because she Looked Back
She did not GO back just looked
This showed where her heart, interest, desire was.
Luke 9:62 Hand to the plow looking back not fit for the kingdom
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus nowhere else
Hebrews 10:39 We are not of those who draw back to perdition
Adapted from outline by David A. Padfield