By Melanie Rigney
The sun
was just rising over the earth as Lot arrived in Zoar; at the same time the
LORD rained down sulphurous fire upon Sodom and Gomorrah from the LORD out of
heaven. He overthrew those cities and the whole Plain, together with the
inhabitants of the cities and the produce of the soil. But Lot’s wife looked
back, and she was turned into a pillar of salt. (Genesis 19:23-26)
Oh
Lord, your mercy is before my eyes. (Psalm 26:3)
They
came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” He said to them,
“Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the
winds and the sea, and there was great calm. (Matthew 8:25-26)
Piety
Now I think I’m going
down to the well tonight and I’m gonna drink till I get my fill/And I hope when
I get old I don’t sit around thinking about it but I probably will/Yeah, just
sitting back trying to recapture a little of the glory of, well time slips
away/and leaves you with nothing, mister, but boring stories of glory days. –“Glory Days” by Bruce Springsteen
Study
The good old
days, the glory days, if you will. Life was easier then, when we were younger,
healthier, prettier or more handsome. The weather was better, and so was the
music. And maybe, so were the people.
Change is
hard, in the world and in our relationship with the Lord. Sometimes, we see the
lesson on the other side, as the apostles did when they were fearful their boat
would capsize and Jesus calmed the storm. Other times, we may find our
situation more comparable to that of Lot’s wife, who was consumed by her
longing for the past.
Maybe the
good old days were better. Maybe
tomorrow will be even worse. But all
we have is the opportunity to do the Lord’s work today, faithfully and
fearlessly. Squandering that opportunity by looking back keeps us from doing
what He desires.
Action
Show, don’t
tell, your beliefs today.
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