StonePoint Church
Genesis 19: 1-29 “Frozen in Time: Lot’s Wife and the High Cost of Looking Back”
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StonePoint Church
1205 Samples Industrial Dr, Cumming, GA 30041, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
The Bible has been described by David as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path, but that path calls us walk with humility and love.
The Bible is not a tool to be used to condemn and control others as much as it is a mirror to hold up to ourselves. How we read the Bible says a lot about who we are.
May our reading of the Bible tell the world that we are striving to be more like Jesus.
Because if Jesus and becoming more like him is not my goal when I am reading the Bible, I’m going to read it incorrectly.
The Bible is not a tool to be used to condemn and control others as much as it is a mirror to hold up to ourselves. How we read the Bible says a lot about who we are.
May our reading of the Bible tell the world that we are striving to be more like Jesus.
Because if Jesus and becoming more like him is not my goal when I am reading the Bible, I’m going to read it incorrectly.
The truth is, many of us today live the same way. God calls us forward, but our heart stays backward. We are rescued by grace, but chained by regret.
Real repentance means no turning back. We can’t walk into God’s future while still holding on to yesterday.
But notice this: even in Lot’s weakness, God is still merciful. Verse 10 says the angels “reached out, pulled Lot back into the house, and shut the door.” When Lot couldn’t even protect himself, God pulled him out. That’s grace.
before Lot’s wife ever looked back, God had already given every opportunity to look forward
God’s mercy had cleared a path forward, but her heart chose backward
Israel did the same thing in the wilderness. God had rescued them from Egypt, but in Numbers 11:5–6 they complained, “We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!”
Lot’s wife shows us you can’t bring Egypt with you to Canaan. You can’t drag old sin into new grace. You can’t love Christ and still long for Sodom.
Real repentance means no turning back. We can’t walk into God’s future while still holding on to yesterday.
But notice this: even in Lot’s weakness, God is still merciful. Verse 10 says the angels “reached out, pulled Lot back into the house, and shut the door.” When Lot couldn’t even protect himself, God pulled him out. That’s grace.
before Lot’s wife ever looked back, God had already given every opportunity to look forward
God’s mercy had cleared a path forward, but her heart chose backward
Israel did the same thing in the wilderness. God had rescued them from Egypt, but in Numbers 11:5–6 they complained, “We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!”
Lot’s wife shows us you can’t bring Egypt with you to Canaan. You can’t drag old sin into new grace. You can’t love Christ and still long for Sodom.
Lot’s wife teaches us that hesitation can be deadly. You can’t serve two masters. You can’t live with one foot in the kingdom and the other in Sodom.
Lot’s wife almost made it. She was almost rescued. But “almost obedience” is disobedience. Her life ended as a pillar of salt, a monument to hesitation.
Her story is a mirror for us. Are we looking back at what God has already called us out of?
Are we lingering in places He told us to leave?
Are we frozen by fear, regret, or compromise?
Jesus says to you today: “Remember Lot’s wife.” Don’t look back. Don’t linger. Don’t freeze in the past.
Here’s the good news: if you’re still breathing, you haven’t missed your chance. God’s mercy is still pulling you forward.
The question is—will you let go of what’s behind you so you can embrace what’s ahead?
The call is simple: Let go. Step forward. Don’t look back.
Her story is a mirror for us. Are we looking back at what God has already called us out of?
Are we lingering in places He told us to leave?
Are we frozen by fear, regret, or compromise?
Jesus says to you today: “Remember Lot’s wife.” Don’t look back. Don’t linger. Don’t freeze in the past.
Here’s the good news: if you’re still breathing, you haven’t missed your chance. God’s mercy is still pulling you forward.
The question is—will you let go of what’s behind you so you can embrace what’s ahead?
The call is simple: Let go. Step forward. Don’t look back.