FaithWear Ministry Scroll

There was a city—two, in fact. Sodom and Gomorrah. Wickedness filled their streets, injustice filled their gates, and the outcry reached heaven. These cities were not just morally compromised—they were spiritually blind, unable to discern holiness even when it stood at their gates.

“The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great…” — Genesis 18:20

Two angels came to Lot. They appeared as ordinary men, unassuming and quiet. Lot welcomed them with reverence, bowing low and offering shelter. But the city saw them and demanded access—not to honor them, but to defile them.

“Bring them out to us so that we may know them…” — Genesis 19:5

They saw flesh, not holiness. Strangers, not messengers. Opportunity for sin, not a warning of judgment. The angels urged Lot to flee: “Take your family. Flee. Do not look back.” But Lot hesitated. He lingered. He negotiated. “When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand…” — Genesis 19:16

Mercy had to pull him out. Judgment followed swiftly. Lot’s wife looked back. Not with a passing glance, but with a heart still tethered to what God was destroying. She turned—and was turned. “She became a pillar of salt.” — Genesis 19:26. A monument to hesitation. A warning to those who look back when God says go forward.

📖 Educational Insight:

The Hebrew verb used in Genesis 19:26 is וַתַּבֵּט (wat·tab·bêṭ), meaning to look intently, to regard with consideration or longing. This confirms that Lot’s wife looked back with emotional attachment—not mere curiosity. Her gaze was not accidental—it was anchored desire, a turning of the heart before the turning of the head. After the fire fell, Lot did not return to Abraham. He did not seek the altar. He did not rebuild. He retreated—to the mountains, to a cave. Not in covering. But in isolation.

“Lot and his two daughters lived in a cave…” — Genesis 19:30

🔥 What This Reveals

• Sodom’s wickedness was not just sexual—it was spiritual blindness.
• The angels came as men, testing the city’s discernment.
• Lot hesitated—mercy had to pull him out.
• His wife turned—and became a warning.
• Lot retreated—not to Abraham, but to a cave—a place of survival, not restoration.

✨ FaithWear Ministry’s Take

To those experiencing an intense shaking of your faith—please keep your eyes upon the Lord. Do not retreat into isolation, but seek His face more fervently and trust His provision for you. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” — 2 Timothy 1:7 Do not live in fear, for fear is not of the Lord. Live in faith and do not digress. And to those of you who have clearly heard the voice of the Lord telling you to flee from sin—flee, and do not look back. Guard your heart with all your might and strength. Guard your eyes, and meditate on His Word. Hold on to Him who is the Author of your salvation.

✨ Closing Benediction

May the God of mercy pull you out of hesitation and set your feet upon His covenant path. May every tether to destruction be severed, and may every retreat into isolation be replaced with restoration in His presence. Walk forward in faith, not fear, knowing that His hand is strong to deliver and His Spirit is near to guide.

Go forth with confidence, sealed in His mercy, and established in His covering.

🕊️ Final Declaration: My Amen to Mercy’s Pull

So I will not linger in hesitation. I will not retreat into isolation. I will flee from sin, guard my heart, and fix my eyes upon the Lord. I will walk in faith, clothed in His mercy, and anchored in His Word. My life will not be defined by fear—it will be defined by covenant. For I am pulled by mercy, sealed in salvation, and restored in His presence.

Scripture to Seal It:
“The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” — Psalm 27