Luke 17:32-37 "Remember Lot's wife. Those who try to make their life secure will lose it..."

“Remember Lot’s wife. Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it. I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken and the other left.” Then they asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” (Luke 17:32-37)

Comment:

I think this passage clearly builds upon the very important statement Jesus has just made (v. 21) in reply to the Pharisees’ asking when the kingdom of God might come. “In fact, the kingdom of God is among you.” So it does not require us to be “taken” somewhere else. It requires us to be lifted to the higher consciousness that is already present within us, here in this human experience. The mistake of Lot’s wife was in looking back, in trying to cling to her former self instead of surrendering to new spiritual possibilities. Those who do surrender, who look ahead to new possibilities instead of backward to old comforts will be lifted to kingdom consciousness. Those who do not will remain in limited mortal consciousness. It’s not a question of where we are physically, but where we are in consciousness. And it’s not about an assumption of special entitlement; it’s about complete surrender of our human consciousness to the Divine. We may continue to sleep in the same bed, do the same work, walk the same path. But our perception and understanding will be lifted to kingdom consciousness.

Blessings!

Rev. Ed