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“你们要回想罗得的妻子！”尽管这是《圣经》中其中一节最短的经文，但它却能产生巨大的作用，它对愚昧的选择发出严重的警告。罗得一家得到清楚的指引：所多玛正面临毁灭，所以他们要往山上逃跑，不可回望。可是，罗得的妻子无法抗拒好奇，她偷偷回头一看，就变成了一根盐柱。在她违抗命令的那一刻，她便永远停留在原地，成为属灵生命因妥协而遭遇危机的一枚纪念碑。

大部分社群都会以某种方式来记念重要的成就。我们建造塑像来尊崇英雄人物、伟大的领袖和运动员。不过，对失败和身败名裂的人，我们应当怎样处理呢？他们不但不能鼓舞人心，反而令我们感到尴尬，所以我们隐藏起来，不让人见到他们。然而，神非常关心我们的灵命健康，所以他甚至会呼吁我们记念这些失败的人。藉着罗得妻子的故事，主呼召历代历世的人，要谨记犯了罪要付出的沉重代价。

看到神的儿女因受不住试探而蒙受耻辱，神的心都碎了。尽管所犯的罪能够蒙神恩典赦免，然而犯罪遗留下来的疤痕和附带的伤害，却会存留漫长的时间。所以祂才提醒我们说：“你们要回想罗得的妻子”——因她太看重这个世界的物质了。

"Remember Lot's wife!" Even though this is one of the shortest statements in the Bible, it packs a wallop. It offers a solemn warning about choosing foolishly. Lot's family is given clear instructions: Sodom is about to be destroyed, so head for the hills and don't look back. But, tragically, Lot's wife cannot resist looking back. She steals a peak and is turned into a pillar of salt. She is frozen in time at the moment of her disobedience, a monument to the dangers of spiritual compromise.

Most societies memorialize significant achievements in some way. We build statues to honor war heroes, great leaders, and athletes. But what do we do with figures of failure and ruin? They are embarrassing rather than inspirational, so we keep them out of sight. God, however, is so concerned with our spiritual well-being that he immortalizes failure. Through the story of Lot's wife, the Lord calls generations to remember the high cost of sin.

It breaks God's heart to see his children fall into disgrace because temptation has gotten the best of them. Although the sin may be forgiven, often the scars and collateral damage last a long time. That's why he says, "Remember Lot's wife"—who held on too tightly to the things of this world.