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1. Have you ever found a bargain deal so amazing that you immediately went for it?
2. Spiritually speaking, have you ever stopped to consider the amazing gift the Lord has offered to us?
a. The forgiveness of all our sin.
b. Heaven not Hell.
3. Have you ever stopped to consider God’s command to leave your past behind to live a pure and righteous life?
4. Or have you ever noticed how people tend to hesitate when it comes to leaving their sin behind?
5. They know the truth; that sin ultimately brings death, but they fail to experience the victory over sin that Christ offers.
6. Today, we are going to look at a passage that is a sobering wake-up call.
7. God recorded this passage in His Word so that we might learn from the mistakes of others; to learn what it means to Never Look Back as we wholeheartedly pursue those things which promise and truly give us life to the full.

Genesis 19:15-29

Context
1. In Genesis 18, the Lord, a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus, along with two angels appeared to Abraham before they traveled to Sodom and Gomorrah.
2. After enjoying the meal that Abraham had prepared, the three visitors rose to leave.
3. But before they left, the Lord confided in Abraham about Sodom’s pending judgment, just as a person would confide in a friend.
4. By doing so, the Lord gave Abraham an opportunity to intercede for the wicked city.
5. Abraham appealed to God’s justice and asked the Lord to spare the city if He found ten righteous people within the city limits.
6. In response, Lord promised to spare the city if He found just ten righteous citizens residing there.
7. Sadly, the two angels did not find ten because Sodom was a wicked city, worthy of divine judgment. (Genesis 19:1-14)
8. At that point, Lot and his family also stood condemned. Lot should have been lumped in with the whole lot of them.
9. But God had mercy on Lot because of Abraham. (16, 29)

Transition – How did Lot and his family respond to the outpouring of God’s mercy?
• Frankly, the answer will shock you.
• First, let’s look at Lot and his response.

I. Never Hesitate to Flee from Sin (15-22)

ILLUS – There are some things in life worth lingering over.

A. There is a revelation in a hesitation (15-19)

Asking a girl out for a cup of coffee.

1. It was the morning of destruction and deliverance.
2. But something was wrong. The two angels had to urge Lot to leave. (15)
a. How could Lot and his family sleep the night before judgment day?
b. Why weren’t they getting ready to flee?
3. Not only were they slow in getting ready, Lot hesitated when it was time to leave. (16)
a. Was he struggling over what to wear?
b. Or was he already missing what he was about to leave behind?
o His possessions and creature comforts
o His popularity and respect
4. The angels had to seize them by their hands. (16)
a. “Brought him out”
b. “Put him outside the city”
c. “for the compassion of the Lord was upon him”
5. But it got worse. Lot actually argued about his final destination. (17-20)

Transition – Why did Lot and his family drag their heels? The answer is obvious. . .

B. You are what you eat

Unfortunately, some people go back for seconds when they should not have taken a bite in the first place.

1. Lot had been eating from the wrong table for far too long.
2. The Bible makes it clear that Lot had been living by sight and satisfying his flesh for quite a while.
Genesis 13:10-11, And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere – this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah – like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed eastward.

3. When faith is put on the “proverbial” shelf, a void is created which is quickly filled by worldly things.
4. Look at the progression in Lot’s life after he moved away from his uncle Abraham:
a. Genesis 13:12, Lot “moved his tents as far as Sodom.”
b. Genesis 14:12, Lot “was living in Sodom.”
c. Genesis 19:1, Lot was “sitting in the gate of Sodom.”
d. Genesis 19:2, Lot owned a home in Sodom.


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