Remember

“Remember Lot’s wife.” (Luke 17:32)

One of the greatest disasters recorded in the Bible is God’s judgment on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. The cities were overcome with sin. The Bible says that angels hastened Lot and his family out of the city and to not look back. But with all the smoke billowing up behind them, Lott’s wife could not resist the temptation to look back and turned into a pillar of salt. Our Lord uses this to remind folks not to look back when Christ comes in glory.

One of the greatest disasters not recorded in the Bible is the attack on Pearl Harbor. I remember as a little boy the song, “Let’s not forget Pearl Harbor.” It was on this day seventy-five years ago that Japanese war planes bombed and strafed the ships anchored and moored at Pearl Harbor. More that 2,300 United States service men lost their lives that day.

President Roosevelt addressed congress the next day and declared, “This day shall go down in infamy.” The United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II and vowed to always be ready.

These seventy-five years later may we not forget those members of our military who have given their all in defense of our freedom.  And on this day, as every day, we shall remember the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God who died on the cross of Calvary outside the city of Jerusalem to pay our sin debt and to give us eternal life. Remember.