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We are to walk in the authority in the Name of Jesus!

The Name of Jesus is not merely a polite ending to a prayer, but a powerful Spiritual weapon and legal authority.  In an earlier posting, we were to understand what the Name of Jesus afforded us to walk in.  This posting is to emphasize how important it is for us to fully embrace the power and authority of His Name.  Paul understood this Truth as he walked in the legal authority of the Name of Jesus.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 3:

17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

And in Philippians chapter 2:

9 Because of that obedience, God exalted Jesus and multiplied His greatness! He has now been given the greatest of all names!

10 The authority of the Name of Jesus causes every knee to bow in reverence! Everything and everyone will one day submit to this Name—in the Heavenly realm, in the earthly realm, and in the demonic realm.

Most believers have ignorantly diluted the Name of Jesus because they weren’t taught the reverence attached to His Name, me included.  The legal authority attached to His Name is greater than any earthly court to those who truly have the revelation of His Name.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 5:

20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.

As an ambassador, I am fully authorized to speak on Christ’s behalf and in the power and authority of His Name.  To be qualified, I must have the revelation of His Name.

John 14:20 (4:28) states, “Ye in me and I in you.”

John 16:23 (4:46) is referenced when Jesus said, “Whatsoever ye shall ask the father in my name, he will give it you.”

Acts 19 (5:00) is mentioned in the context of the sons of Sceva.

Ephesians 2:6 (6:16) is declared as stating that believers are “seated with Christ in heavenly places.”

John 14:12 (7:45) is quoted as Jesus saying, “He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also.”

Mark 16:17 (10:28) declares, “In my name shall they cast out devils.”

Acts 16 (10:53) is referenced regarding Paul confronting the python spirit.

John 14:13 (15:44) is mentioned when Jesus said, “Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do.”

The name of Jesus is exalted above every name, including sickness, fear, and demonic resistance. It’s described as legal authority, Spiritual jurisdiction, and the signature of the risen Christ.

We are to Operate by revelation, faith, and identity.  The power of the Name isn’t automatic; It operates through revelation, faith, and the believer’s identity in Christ. Many Christians speak the name without understanding the authority behind it or their position in Christ.

Jesus earned His Name through conquest, defeating hell and rising triumphant. This enthronement is embedded in the Name, so when believers speak it, hell hears defeat and Heaven hears the blood.

The early church didn’t use the Name as a customary closing to prayer but to enforce a verdict, understanding It carried the authority of the risen Christ. Peter’s healing of the crippled man in Acts 3 demonstrates this, where he issued a command, not a request, acting as an ambassador for Christ.

The authority of the Name is not just given to believers but shared with them through their union with Christ. This is why the sons of Sceva failed, as they lacked union with Christ, despite speaking the Name.

When believers use the Name of Jesus, they stand in His place, in His victory, righteousness, and dominion. This means speaking to circumstances and confronting darkness from a position of having already won, rather than fighting to win.

The modern church has reduced the name to a ritual, but the early church understood it as the authority behind every opening, the foundation of their prayers, and the force of their declarations.

The Name of Jesus not only commands demons but also circumstances, patterns, atmospheres, and resistance. Speaking the Name legally transfers situations from the jurisdiction of darkness to Christ’s jurisdiction.

The Name works when spoken from faith, which flows from identity in Christ, not desperation.  Doubt, condemnation, and unbelief weaken the command, as the enemy attacks the believer’s identity to prevent them from wielding the Name boldly.  The Name is meant to govern the believer’s daily atmosphere, serving as a shield against fear and anxiety, and establishing jurisdiction over their household and body.

We are called to administer the Will of GOD on the earth!

This is done through prayer, praise, and action.

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 2:

6 (FATHER speaks) “Yet I have set My King On My Holy hill of Zion.”

The Son responds:

7 “I will reveal the Eternal purpose of God. For HE has decreed over Me, ‘You are My favored Son. And as Your Father I have crowned You as My King Eternal. Today I became Your Father.

8 Ask Me to give YOU the nations and I will do it, and they shall become Your legacy. YOUR domain will stretch to the ends of the earth.

9 And YOU will shepherd them with unlimited authority, crushing their rebellion as an iron rod smashes jars of clay!’ ”

You and I have been given power and authority to administer justice on behalf of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  We are to bring forth Heaven to the ends of the earth.  Because of His death and resurrection, the earth has become His legally entitled inheritance.  We are fully authorized to administer this entitlement!

And in Psalm chapter 149:

5 Let (all) the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds.

6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand,

7 To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples;

8 To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;

9 To execute on them the written judgment– This honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD!

Notice that the saints execute, administer, apply the Word of GOD on the nations.  When the glory comes down, the people get joyful.  Praise, prayers, and the two-edged sword are three instruments to be used.

It is also written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 4:

12 For we have the living Word of God, which is full of energy, like a two-edged sword. It will even penetrate to the very core of our being where soul and spirit, bone and marrow meet! It interprets and reveals the true thoughts and secret motives of our hearts.

13 There is not one person who can hide their thoughts from God, for nothing that we do remains a secret, and nothing created is concealed, but everything is exposed and defenseless before his eyes, to whom we must render an account.

Jesus paved the way for us to be able to administer justice, judgement, and restoration to the world.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 12:

27 “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

28 Father, glorify Your Name.” Then a Voice came from Heaven, saying, “I have both glorified It and will glorify It again.”

29 Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”

30 Jesus answered and said, “This Voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.

31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler (prince) of this world will be cast out.

32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”

33 This He said, signifying by what death He would die.

By necessity, Jesus died and was resurrected so that we would be empowered with His authority to fulfill His Commands and apply the victory!  We are to storm the gates of hell.

As the ekklesia, we are to pray for good government so that our prayers will not be hindered!

What promotes the mandates given to us by Jesus Himself?  Good government!  In the past four years, the ekklesia has been attacked with COVID mandates to abstain from congregating.  In addition, our free speech was attacked and those who spoke out were at risk of arrest.  Abortion advocates demeaned the ekklesia without hesitation.  LGBTQ was promoted and endorsed by the administration, entertainment industry, and mainstream news networks.  The U.S. warmongers want to continue the endless wars before the next president enters office.

I was concerned that there was judgment coming if things didn’t change.  Thankfully, FATHER’S great grace and mercy prevailed. However, the spiritual war is not over. 

How much longer do we have to walk out Jesus’ mandate?  By all indications, the time is short so we must not delay in sharing Christ with others. 

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 16:

15 And Jesus said to them (and us), “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.

16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My Name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new Tongues;

18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Do not discount any of the above commands and do not be hesitant to step out in faith.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Timothy chapter 2:

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,

2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all Godliness and reverence (good government).

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God Our Savior,

4 Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the Truth.

5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

6 He gave Himself as ransom-payment for everyone. Now is the proper time for God to give the world this witness.

Now is the time to testify of Our Lord Jesus Christ with boldness.  If The Holy Spirit directs you to testify to a particular person, do not be reluctant.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st John chapter 5:

14 Since we have this complete confidence, we can also have great boldness before Him, for if we ask anything agreeable to His Will, He will hear us.

15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we also know that we have obtained the requests we ask of Him.

Our Heavenly Father wants us to fully represent HIM on the earth.  There is no reluctance on HIS part.  HE has provided everything we need to fulfill the Great Commission given to us by HIS Son.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Chronicles chapter 7:

14 If My people who are called by My Name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My Face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

15 Now My Eyes will be open and My Ears attentive to prayer made in this place.

We are called to be humble, seek HIS Face, and walk in Holiness.  HE will respond and heal our land.  When HE says “I will”, HE means it!

As the ekklesia, we are to pray for good government!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 1:

1 Here is the vision that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received by Divine revelation concerning what was going to happen to Judah and Jerusalem during the times of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

2 Listen, O heavens! Hear, O earth! For the Lord YAHWEH has spoken: “I tenderly nurtured children and made them great, but they have rebelled against me!

3 Even a dumb ox instinctively knows its owner and the stubborn mule knows the hand that feeds it, but Israel does not know me nor do my people understand.”

4 Oh, how this nation keeps sinning! See them dragging the heavy burden of their guilt! They are corrupt children, descendants of evildoers. They have turned their backs on the Lord God and despised the Holy One of Israel! They have cut themselves off from the help of God!

5 Why would you seek to be injured further? Why would you stubbornly continue in your rebellion? Your whole head is sick, and your heart and your will are weak and faint.

6 You are corrupt from the bottom of your feet to the top of your head. There is no integrity—nothing but bruises, putrefying sores, and raw open wounds! They have not been drained or bandaged or soothed with oil.

7 Your country is devastated and your cities burned to the ground; foreigners plunder your crops before your eyes—with nothing but devastation and destruction in their wake!

8 And the daughter of Zion is left as helpless as a deserted shack in a vineyard or a flimsy shelter in a field of cucumbers—in every way like a city besieged!

9 If the Lord of Angel Armies had not left us survivors (a remnant), our fate would have been the same as Sodom and Gomorrah!

The above passage applies to America as well as many other countries.  Do you recall when the lawless were burning down cities in various states?  A statue of George Floyd, a known drug user and felon, was erected.  Sixty million children have been aborted.  Over the last four years, illegal aliens have been welcomed across the borders in a lawless fashion only to drain the productive capacity of the country.  Sexual debauchery has spread like wildfire.

What is sexual debauchery?  It is  extreme indulgence in bodily pleasures and especially sexual pleasures: behavior involving sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. that is often considered immoral.

Oxford anthropologist J.D. Unwin studied 86 societies and civilizations to see why some collapse and others don’t. What did he find? That sexual debauchery leads to the collapse of a civilization within 3 generations.  Further, he found that those societies where the woman remained a virgin until married, flourished.

If people were expected to remain virgins until marriage, the culture was more likely to have all of the markers of human flourishing. They were more likely to be an “advanced” civilization. 

What was the best combination, resulting in a culture that exceeds other cultures?
Prenuptial chastity combined with absolute monogamy. Absolute monogamy means one spouse for life.

Yes, they effectively followed Biblical principles and flourished.  Those that didn’t died off.  Think about it.  People become slaves to their own wants and needs, their appetites.

The church has been too busy being religious rather than correcting the societal problems through intercessory prayer.

Sexual freedom unleashes all sorts of demons on a society.  Couple it with modern medicine, which basically baptizes sexual debauchery with antibiotics and abortion, and you have an acceleration of collapse.  Slaves are too busy having orgies to be truly productive.

The solution is spiritual and intercessory prayers of the righteous will turn back the current path of society.

Once again, as Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Timothy chapter 2:

1 Most of all, I’m writing to encourage you to pray with gratitude to God. Pray for all men with all forms of prayers and requests as you intercede with intense passion.

2 And pray for every political leader and representative, so that we would be able to live tranquil, undisturbed lives, as we worship the awe-inspiring God with pure hearts.

3 It is pleasing to our Savior-God to pray for them.

4 He longs for everyone to embrace His Life and return to the full knowledge of the Truth.

The next president has a clear mandate to clean up the lawlessness in the country.  However, it is up to us to pray and pull down the spiritual strongholds that have been allowed to operate over the past years.

The ekklesia is responsible to intervene in the spiritual realm and to overcome all attempts by the adversary to subvert the physical realm!

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 28:

18  And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth (nothing is left out).

And in John chapter 20:

21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.“

Jesus has all authority, and He has granted us all authority as well.  As we are sent, we are to take up the armor of GOD. If we didn’t need spiritual weaponry, then The Holy Spirit would not have alerted us to the need.  We are to triumph in Christ in every area, both the seen and the unseen.  We are to be triumphant in Christ in all areas.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 2:

14 Now thanks be to God Who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 6:

10 Now my beloved ones, I have saved these most important Truths for last: Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of His explosive power flowing in and through you. 11 Put on God’s complete set of armor provided for us, so that you will be protected as you fight against the evil strategies of the accuser!

12 Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage.

13 Because of this, you must wear all the armor that God provides so you’re protected as you confront the slanderer, for you are destined for all things and will rise victorious.

14 Put on Truth as a belt to strengthen you to stand in triumph. Put on Holiness as the protective armor that covers your heart.

15 Stand on your feet alert, then you’ll always be ready to share the blessings of peace.

16 In every battle, take faith as your wrap-around shield, for it is able to extinguish the blazing arrows coming at you from the evil one!

17-18 Embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet to protect your thoughts from lies. And take the mighty razor-sharp Spirit-sword of the spoken Word of God. Pray passionately in the Spirit, as you constantly intercede with every form of prayer at all times. Pray the blessings of God upon all his believers.

We are to walk in Truth, Holiness, peace, faith, a renewed mind, hearing GOD’S Voice, and we are to pray, especially in The Holy Spirit.  As we triumph in the spiritual realm, the physical realm will submit and respond accordingly.  The physical realm does not act independently of the spiritual realm.  We must keep that in mind at all times and not be misdirected by looking at the physical world only.

Christ has made us kings and priests!

The Beloved Disciple recorded what he heard and saw by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 1:

4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him Who is and Who was and Who is to come, and from the seven Spirits Who are before His throne,

5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him Who Loved us and washed us from our sins in His Own Blood,

6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Are you walking in this revelation?  Have you given up walking independent of the ministry and Intent of The Holy Spirit?

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 1:

18 Jesus Christ He is the Head of His Body, which is the ekklēsia. And since He is the Beginning and the Firstborn Heir in resurrection, He is the most exalted One, holding first place in everything.

19 For God is satisfied to have all His Fullness dwelling in Christ.

20 And by the Blood of His cross, everything in Heaven and earth is brought back to Himself—back to its original intent, restored to innocence again!

As explained yesterday, dominion has been returned to its original intent again.

21-22 Even though you were once distant from Him, living in the shadows of your evil thoughts and actions, He reconnected you back to Himself. He released His supernatural peace to you through the sacrifice of His Own Body as the sin-payment on your behalf so that you would dwell in His Presence. And now there is nothing between you and Father God, for He sees you as Holy, flawless, and restored,

The importance of Holy Communion cannot be overemphasized!  Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords so let us acknowledge this Truth when we partake of Holy Communion.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Psalm chapter 89:

26 He shall cry to Me, ‘You are My Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ 27 Also I will make Him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.

28 My mercy I will keep for Him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with Him.

29 His seed also I will make to endure forever, And His Throne as the days of heaven.

We are to take our position as kings on earth who report to the King of kings for we serve Him in all areas of our life.  Those who dwell in darkness are fighting a losing battle.  In Psalm chapter 2, we are given the details of their vanity:

It is recorded by THE SPIRIT in Psalm chapter 2:

1 Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?

2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,

3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.”

4 GOD Who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision.

5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:

6 “Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”

Jesus speaks:

7 “I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.

8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.

9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.'”

You and I are the vessels of honor as kings and priests, and we are given the responsibility to take dominion against those who dwell in darkness.  As our light shines brighter, their lies will be exposed and judged.  There will be no place to hide!

When you are in charge of something or rule it, you have dominion over it!

Dominion over the earth has passed through multiple times throughout history.  Originally, GOD gave man dominion over the earth to Adam.

Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 1:

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion (and reign) over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion (and reign) over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

The FATHER, Son, and Holy Spirit all agreed to give man dominion over the earth prior to creating them.  Effectively, GOD transferred legal title of the earth to Adam.  Adam was for all intents and purposes, the reigning king over the earth.  He was given the right to rule over all in his dominion… he was in charge.  There was one exception.

Chapter 2:

15 Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

What was the purpose of this restriction?  Adam’s kingdom was subservient to FATHER’S dominion over all creation.  Adam could never be at the same level and status as The Creator of all things.  The lesser serves the Greater!

When Adam submitted to the serpent and ate the fruit of the forbidden tree, Adam gave title to the dominion over to the adversary.  Now, the adversary had the limited right to exercise dominion on the earth.  This dominion did not negate GOD’s Word spoken into the earth.  The adversary could not override GOD’S Word and the Divine Intent behind it.  Because GOD is perfectly righteous, HE would have to legally transfer the title again at later date.  HE would use satan’s own deceiving intent against him.

Our Heavenly Father gave plenty of notice to redeem creation from the adversary.  Prophecies were spoken on the earth, inspired by The Holy Spirit, to prepare man for the return of dominion.  As is stated in Isaiah chapter 53, Jesus would bare the sins of all mankind in the ultimate payment for the return of dominion… His innocent Blood.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Isaiah chapter 53:

6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

This is why we musts never forget the importance of Christ’s Blood!

Jesus expressed the fulfillment of His mission to return dominion from the adversary in John chapter 19:

28 Jesus knew that His mission was accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said: “I am thirsty.”

29 A jar of sour wine was sitting nearby, so they soaked a sponge with it and put it on the stalk of hyssop and raised it to His Lips.

30 When He had sipped the sour wine, He said, “It is finished, my bride!” Then he bowed his head and surrendered His Spirit to God.

Jesus completed the legal requirement to transfer dominion away from the adversary.  He presented His Blood to FATHER and confirmed the Covenant.

The Beloved Disciple recorded what he heard and saw by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 1:

4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him Who is and Who was and Who is to come, and from the seven Spirits Who are before His throne,

5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him Who Loved us and washed us from our sins in His Own Blood,

6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Dominion was transferred to Jesus, the last Adam, in a perfect legal transaction.  Now He has made us kings and priests to have dominion on the earth as we are led by The Holy Spirit.  The adversary no longer has any dominion over us so don’t let him deceive you into believing otherwise.

As we walk in Holiness, we will be the salt of the earth, the only salt!

One purpose of salt is to give flavor to that which would otherwise lack flavor.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Job chapter 6:

6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

We are here to give the earth flavor in the sight of GOD.  Without our presence in this world, there would no longer be a reason for GOD to deal with it in grace and mercy.  Effectively, our presence restrains judgment from the world.  We are the only thing that keeps the final judgment and loss of GOD on a Christ-rejecting world.  As long as we are on the earth, our responsibility is to live in such a way that we commend this earth to GOD.

Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 18:

16 Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them on the way.

17 And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing,

18 since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

19 For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, that the LORD may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”

20 And the LORD said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave,

21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.”

22 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD.

23 And Abraham came near and said, “Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

GOD would not destroy those two cities if ten righteous people were found in them.  However, once Lot and his family were removed:

Chapter 19:

13 For we (the angels sent by GOD) will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the Face of the LORD, and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.”

24 Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.

25 So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

27 And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

28 Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace.

Ten righteous men could not be found in Sodom and Gomorrah.  Though Lot was a believer, it is evident that he did nothing to turn men from their wicked ways. 

Only four souls escaped Sodom and Gomorrah, ultimately becoming three as Lot’s wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.  She had become unrighteous and longed to be in Sodom. 

Lot failed to minister righteousness to his wife.  Lot was not living in the light of the revelation that he gained from walking with Abraham.  He did nothing on behalf of the Kingdom.  Not even his servants or his herdsmen were spared.  His silence cost them their lives.

Our presence should make a difference.

As Jesus said in Matthew chapter 5:

13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

Have you lost your flavor?