Have you ever asked a question… but deep down, you didn’t really care about the answer? You asked it out of curiosity… maybe even habit. But you weren’t sincere. You didn’t want the full truth. You didn’t want the details. You just didn’t really care. Maybe there was a little interest, but not enough to change anything. I believe Jesus lives with that burden every single day. He was surrounded by people asking questions, religious questions, important questions, but their hearts weren’t in it. They weren’t seeking truth. They were just talking.



In Luke 17, a group comes to Jesus and asks, “When will the kingdom of God come?” That’s a big question. But Jesus answers them in a way that reveals something deeper. “The kingdom of God is within you.” In other words, you’re asking about the kingdom while the King is standing right in front of you. And you don’t even see it. You don’t even care. Jesus doesn’t go deeper with them. Why? Because people who reject Jesus, the king, aren’t ready for His kingdom. They had truth in front of them, but it wasn’t what they wanted.

Then Jesus turns and begins speaking to His disciples. Have you ever talked to one person, but you were really hoping someone else was listening? That’s what this feels like. Jesus begins to say that there will come a time when you will long to see Him, and you won’t. When He returns, it will not be hidden. Everyone will know. And before that, the Son of Man must suffer. Then He shifts and starts talking about the days of the Son of Man. And He gives examples from the scripture. Life will look normal. People eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building. Just another day. Just like in the days of Lot. Nothing looked unusual. Nothing felt urgent. Until judgment fell. Fire came down from heaven, and everything changed in a moment.

But God had made a way of escape. Lot was warned. He led his family out. But Lot’s wife… She couldn’t let go. She was so attached to that world, so in love with what she was leaving behind, that even after being warned, she looked back. And in that moment, she was lost. Jesus gives one short, powerful command. “Remember Lot’s wife.” Not remember Sodom. Not remember the fire. BUT Remember LOT’S WIFE. Because she was close, but not committed. She was leaving with her feet, but her heart stayed behind.

So I’m telling you, Remember Lot’s wife. Because Jesus follows that with a warning. If you seek to save your life, you shall lose it. What does that mean? It means if you hold on to this world, if you cling to your comfort, if you refuse to surrender, you will lose everything that actually matters. Paul said it like this in Philippians 3: “What things were gain to me, I count ALL things but loss.” Not some things. All things. “All things I count but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus.” He said, I’ve lost it all, and I count it as garbage, that I may win Christ. That I may be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, but His, through Faith.

So here’s the real question: Are you asking about Jesus, or are you actually seeking Him? Are you curious, or are you surrendered? Because it is possible to be around truth, to hear truth, to even ask about truth, and still not care enough to be changed by it. Lot’s wife didn’t run back. She just looked back. And that was enough to reveal where her heart really was.

Don’t just ask questions about the Kingdom. Don’t just stand near the King. Surrender to Him. REMEMBER LOT’S WIFE.