"Remember Lots wife"

My daily reading was in the Gospel of John Chapter 17....within that chapter is the very familiar verse 32 "Remember Lots wife"....I say it is familiar only because this is the favorite "memory verse" along with "Jesus wept" [John 11:35] for Church camp kids of all ages haha....but what a profound statement here Jesus makes.....there she was, Lot's wife,  on the threshold of safety, yet her love for her old life was so strong, she couldn't help but look back....we have to assume she looked back longingly, as though she already missed her old life.....the town was up in flames, yet she longed for it, destructive as it may be....If you've ever watched watched a few episodes of the show "Intervention" you'll seen this very situation happen....I can't really explain why I like to watch that show....it's hard to watch at times for sure, I guess the old analogy of the train wreck holds here....you don't want to watch it, but you can't stop watching.....I can't help but think that these people on the show  are so controlled by drugs or alcohol that many of them have a similar testimony to Lot's wife....help can be found, safety from this lifestyle, a path to freedom.....many addicts will take some steps along that path, but alas, the day comes when they look back....and if and when they do, inevitably many of them go right back into the life of utter destruction....very sad and hard to understand, but so strong is the allure of the carnal flesh....many people choose to live lives of destruction....destruction to themselves, their relationships, family, etc....within Chapter 17 Jesus gives a portion of what we call the Olivet discourse, given more in depth in Matthew 24, which gives an account of His return and the destruction of the sinfulness of this world....many people in this world today wouldn't think of using illegal drugs or become addicted to alcohol, yet will find themselves in the same condition as Lots wife one day....the path to eternal life is very narrow...Jesus Christ alone....faith alone-- Christ alone-- grace alone.....Jesus said "If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed" [John 8:36]-- He says that to the worst of addicts, to the worst of sinners, and to those who are self righteous and think they have no sin [no more miserable people on earth than this last group in my opinion].....freedom....this is a spiritual teaching obviously because there are people in prison who can be free and there are people who are not in prison but yet they are not free......I hope that you are free my friend, if not, search for Jesus...In His Word, in prayer, in your thoughts.....He's not far away at all....in fact, when you meet Him you'll realize He's been there all along....and if you truly meet Him, if you are truly born again, you'll never have reason or desire to look back.....have a blessed day!! 

Pastor Scott