What the Bible says about Motivation to Leave Material Goods Behind
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Luke 17:28-31 In Luke 17:20, the Pharisees asked Christ when the Kingdom of God would come. He gives them a short answer, then in verse 22, He begins a longer answer to the disciples. In verse 26, He mentions “as it was in the days of Noah” as an example. In verses 28-31, He provides another one. In verse 31, the King James Version uses “stuff” instead of “goods.” If we are outside our homes, and it is time to go, we are not to worry about our stuff. There will come a time in each of our lives when we will have to choose between the comfort of our current existence and following God into the unknown, just as so many in the Bible were required to do. The list is long: Noah, Abraham, Lot, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, etc. Each of these men, and often their wives and families as well, had settled lives, with homes full of stuff. Yet, God motivated them to leave it behind. Mike Ford Stuff Related Topics: As it Was in the Days of Noah | Choosing | Leaving Behind Material Goods | Motivation to Leave Material Goods Behind | Stuff | Worrying about Our Stuff

Luke 17:31-32 In Genesis 19, angels literally pull Lot and some of his family out of Sodom before it is destroyed. It is the evilest of places, the world in all its “glory,” as it were, and Lot's wife wants to return to it, just as some of the Israelites later wanted to return to Egypt, to the world. Is our "stuff" bad? Only if we put the wrong priority on it. If we are puffed up and vain about our car, home, clothing, phone, or whatever, then yes, it can be wrong. If God were to say to us, “Come here,” and we responded, “Hang on a sec, let me grab my phone,” then I would say, “Remember Lot's wife.” Mike Ford Stuff Related Topics: Clinging to Our Stuff | Leaving Behind Material Goods | Looking Back | Looking Back to the World | Motivation to Leave Material Goods Behind | Remember Lot's Wife | Stuff | Worrying about Our Stuff

 

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