"In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
Remember Lot’s wife."
Luke 17:31-32
This is talking about the Second Coming, and letting us know that it will be a day where we need to remember Lot's Wife... so I assume, if the Lord says go, we go... thinking about what God asked rather than what we are leaving behind. And that's always the tough part, right? We worry about our stuff and we don't want to let it go, and we have a tendency to compare... oh, if I just had my soft bed, or the food we used to have, or our nice things. But that's exactly what got Laman and Lemuel and the Children of Israel into trouble.
Looking back and coveting, not just what others have, but what we used to have, is poison. It can distract us from now, and the path that God has asked us to walk. What we can do though is be prepared. Always good to have a bag packed with things that we need if we have to leave on short notice. Maybe we'll never use it, but it isn't just for that one event. Having a bag like that can help us be prepared for evacuations and natural disaster warnings and even for family emergencies. We can keep it in the car, or near the door or wherever, and hope that when we do have to move fast that we aren't on the roof already, and we can grab it on the way out. :) Today, let's look forward, and have a plan for when God warns us about anything. :)
