Remember the Wife of Lot

Why did Lot’s wife look back as she was fleeing Sodom? The Bible does not say. (Ge 19:17, 26) The context of Jesus’ warning indicates that she may have longed for the things she left behind. (Lu 17:31, 32) How can we avoid losing God’s favor as Lot’s wife did? We must not allow a quest for material comforts to become our priority. (Mt 6:33) Jesus taught that we “cannot slave for God and for Riches.” (Mt 6:24) But what if we detect that material things are starting to crowd out spiritual things in our life? We can pray to Jehovah for discernment to see where we need to make changes and for the courage and strength to do so.

RECALL THE THREE-PART VIDEO REMEMBER THE WIFE OF LOT, AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

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  How did pressure to make more money influence Gloria’s thinking, speech, and actions?

• How is Lot’s wife a warning example for us today?

• How did applying Bible principles help Joe and his family?

• How did Anna’s association at work affect her spiritually?

• Why do we need courage if we are pressured to put money first in life?

• How did Brian and Gloria once again give priority to spiritual things?

• What Bible principles did you see illustrated in this video?