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Seized by Kings

The title could be a scary thing or a really cool thing. The scenario would depend on the goodwill of the kings. Usually in Bible times kings seizing anything involved maiming, death, or deportation. In Genesis 14:11, 12, we see "The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away. They also carried off Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions since he was living in Sodom."

Lot had a choice when Abraham told him to choose where he wanted to live. Lot chose Sodom. By this account, he lived in Sodom and later would become a part of the city’s leadership. So, when Sodom was attacked Lot and his family were carried away with the rest of the population because they were Sodomites. Isn't that nice? The attacking kings saw no difference in Lot that made them respect or treat him differently than the locals. So Lot was seized with the commoners. A commoner in Sodom was a tremendously wicked thing to be. 


We get caught in sin as we pitch our tents near the gates of perversion. It is easy to be identified with everyday commoners and not as sons of the King of kings. It starts slowly, that identification, and works from being near to being all in. Thus, Lot serves as a warning to you and me. Stay away from sin, evil, and corruption. It will cost you more than you want to pay. 


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