Well, we already know where Lot was going - he was getting the heck out of Dodge, whoops, I mean Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:14 - 17, 24). His sons-in-law thought he was crazy, apparently, when he told them of the destruction God was about to bring and refused to go. They died.
We see the same basic story in Noah's case. We know he was going into the ark. Likely, everyone thought he was crazy, too. Guess what? They died. (Genesis 7:22)
The Bible also tells us that more destruction is coming "such as the world has never seen" (Matthew 24:21) and that "as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be" (Matthew 24:37b - 39).
So, now the question is, where will YOU go? No boat is going to come and get you. Angels are not going to take you by the hand and lead you off the planet. There is a way, though. Jesus. He said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Light" (John 14:6). No one comes to God but through Christ. Only Jesus can save you. Many seem very secure in their salvation, and yet are "eating and drinking" just as in the days of Noah (Matthew 24:38). In other words, they are just going on with daily life. The Bible, however, warns us to be ready (Matthew 24:34). Apparently, many have missed something. Jesus is not just the Savior. He is Lord.
In Romans 10:9, we see exactly how one gains salvation:
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
Note that it does not say, If thou shalt believe in thine heart that Jesus shalt save thee, He will. Not how it works, people! There are a couple conditions here. First, one must confess the Lord Jesus. Secondly, one must believe in their heart that God raised Jesus from the dead. Only then shall you be saved. So, you need to step carefully here.
Step one: Jesus is your Lord. Confess it. Declare it. This is like the verbal agreement kinda thing. You have to make it valid. Have you specifically and honestly declared it to witnesses? (Matthew 10:32). "You are Lord, Jesus." So, now He calls the shots. See, it's called 'Born Again'. As in re-born. New person. And, you don't want to do what Lot's wife did. Don't look back. Whatever you were into before, give it up.
The Bible says that "the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God" (1 Corinthians 6:9a). Here, 'unrighteous' is not limited only to those who think they are unrighteous. The picture is pretty clear.
Going on, we read "Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, (6:9b) Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God" (6:10). Notice again, it does not say that fornicators, idolators, adulterers, effeminates, abusers, thieves, jealous people, drunks, etc. will get in if they thought they were saved. You can't go before Christ, saying, "Well, but Jesus, my pastor said…" Not gonna cut it. We must repent (Mark 1:15).
When one declares Jesus their Lord, these things are left behind. Perhaps this is why the second step of the salvation plan is that we must believe God raised Jesus from the dead. It doesn't say we must believe there is a God. It doesn't say we must believe Jesus is alive. If we understand God raised Jesus from the dead, we know that Jesus conquered sin. His death was the final, perfect sacrifice. If we know that God raised Jesus from the dead, we understand that Jesus can raise us out of sin and death, too. We are confident we can "not look back."
So, I will ask again, 'Where are you going?' Joshua had it right when he said, "Choose ye this day whom ye shall serve…as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15). Serve. Your Lord. Amen.
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