There have been instances in which people, running back into a burning building to rescue Fluffy the Cat or a photograph album, only to lose their lives. If they had known they would die, they never would have attempted the feat. We spend all our lives accumulating things only to realize that there is no luggage rack on a hearse and we can't take it with us. As we de-leaven, we clean our spiritual houses to get rid of sin, performing a real spring cleaning. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah with red-hot asphalt and sulfur occurred in the springtime, probably during the same time the spring holy days would later occur. Lot's wife was encrusted with salt because she lingered, looking back continually, longing for her stuff. Lot's wife is testimony to us, warning not to long for the lures of our sinful lives. Lot was a righteous man, continually vexed with the sins of the city, undoubtedly contaminated with the leavening of his surroundings, leading him to put down roots. For a pilgrim, such as we are, putting down roots in this society can be fatal, if we become conformed to this world. Lot's wife made it to the outside of the city, but her heart was still in it. When God says go, get out of here—will we? Remember Lot's wife.