The Pillar of Salt
A pillar of salt is not just a miracle frozen in history, it is a warning carved into the human soul. It speaks quietly but firmly to every young man who is standing at the crossroads of choice, ambition, desire, and destiny. Lot’s story begins with a decision. He lifted his eyes and chose a land that looked fertile, promising, and advantageous. The land was marked for destruction, yet it glittered with opportunity. Mercy still found him there. God did not abandon Lot because of one wrong choice; He located him in danger and kept speaking to him. That alone should humble you. The fact that you are alive, corrected, warned, and still invited forward means mercy has already located you. Lot did not move into Sodom overnight. He pitched his tent close to it. Near enough to benefit, near enough to be influenced, near enough to slowly adjust his values without noticing. This is how compromise works. It rarely announces itself as rebellion. It begins as proximity. You tell yourself you are n...