Not looking back

There is something dangerous about looking back. When Jesus calls us out of darkness, He does not lead us halfway; He leads us all the way out. However, the flesh has a memory. The old life can glitter from a distance. What once enslaved us can suddenly look familiar, even comforting. But familiarity is not freedom.

Jesus warned plainly, in Luke 17:32 Jesus reminds us to remember Lot's wife. Lot's wife was delivered from destruction; fire was falling behind her. Mercy was pulling her forward, but her heart lingered in what God was judging. She looked back, and in a moment, became frozen in place, a pillar of salt... She escaped Sodom physically, but her heart never fully left it. That is the danger. When Christ delivers us from addiction, from toxic relationships, from worldliness, from old identities, we cannot afford to romanticize what nearly destroyed us. The enemy will always repaint bondage as pleasure; he will always blur the memory of the chains. But chains are still chains, even if they shine. Think about Moses leading Israel out of Egypt. The Red Sea parted; miracles fell like rain. Pharaoh's grip was broken, and yet in the wilderness, the people cried

(Exodus 16:3), 'Would to God we had died in the land of Egypt!'

They longed for Egypt, the place of slavery, the place of oppression, the place where they cried out for deliverance. Bondage can feel safer than trusting God in the unknown. The wilderness may feel uncomfortable; growth may feel stretching, and obedience may feel lonely. But do not confuse discomfort with captivity. When Jesus leads you out, do not look back longingly at what He rescued you from

(2 Peter 2:22). The dog is turned to his own vomit again.

This is strong language, but it reveals the truth: returning to sin never restores dignity; it revives decay. When God delivers us, it is not to tease but to transform us. The cross was not cheap, and the blood was not spilled so we could flirt with what once enslaved us. We cannot walk fully into the promise while staring at our past. If Christ brought us out, we must stay out. If He's broken the chains, leave them broken. If He's closed the door, may we not reopen it. There is more ahead than behind. The narrow road may feel quieter. Holiness does set us apart, and forward with Jesus is always safer than going backwards into bondage. So persevere and look to the cross. We may pass through the wilderness, but we know we will enter the promised land if we do not give up!

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The same God that parts seas, also says don't go back The Savior who delivers, says stay free! .

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Galatians 5:1 stand fast therefore in the Liberty which Christ has made us free and do not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

 

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