S – “But Lot’s wife looked back and became a pillar of salt. 

Genesis 19:26 CSB

O – Commentary:

looked back: The verb indicates prolonged, intense gazing toward the world she loved, not a curious glance (15:5; Exod 33:8; Num 21:9; 1 Sam 2:32; cp. Exod 3:6). Lot’s wife was too attached to Sodom to follow God’s call of grace, so she was included in the judgment as she lingered on the valley slopes. Christ’s return to judge the world will be as sudden and devastating as the destruction of Sodom (Luke 17:32–37). Those who crave the life of this wicked world will lose this world and the next.

 New Living Translation Study Bible 

A – We experience something similar today.  There are things in our lives that we know do not honor God and yet, we like them and care about them.  We know that God wants us to distance ourselves but there is a yearning to stay attached to them.  We must move away from those things and take a step toward God.

R – Heavenly Father, you are Lord of all.  Empower us to identify the things in our lives that do not honor you.  Give us the strength and courage to move away from them and take a step toward you.