No Turning Back

"But his wife looked behind him and she became a pillar of salt." Genesis 19:26

       A young Indian prince accepted Christ as Lord and Savior and immediately found that he was not so welcome in his culture anymore. His Hindu family and friends forsook him. Though a prince he was now an outcast. He wrote a very meaningful hymn as a result. "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" has a critical line that cannot be overlooked. That line goes simply, "no turning back, no turning back." Jesus said that anyone putting his hand to the plow and looking back is not fit for the kingdom of heaven. When we come to Christ we come to move on with Him and not turn back.
      Lot's wife, who had been warned not to turn back, did anyway. She is a constant and visible reminder of the sorrow of turning back to our old life after we have begun a new life with Christ. The old and new do not mix. The joy, hope, and peace that we hoped to find in our new life won't be there if we turn back. Our old life was empty and we were filled with the need of freedom from it. Jesus gave us that freedom, and now it is time to move forward with Him. "No turning back, no turning back."

Dear Father, Give us clear vision of the hope we have in Christ, and help us keep our feet from turning back. Amen.