KING OF SALEM

When you have a choice between honoring the King of Sodom and the King of Salem, common sense should dictate that you choose the King of Salem. The King of Sodom approached Abram in Genesis 14 and promised he would allow Abram to keep his wealth in exchange for the souls of his people (Genesis 14:21). To Abram, the thought of betraying the trust of a God who had just enabled him to rally 318 men to rescue his nephew Lot was unthinkable. He chose instead to honor Melchisedek, the King of Salem, and gave him a tenth of everything he owned (Genesis 14:20).

Today, many ministers, priests, pastors and evangelists are facing the same dilemma. They can choose either to maintain the status quo and their wealth, possessions and places of prestige, or to honor the Lord their God who has blessed them and, through his sacrifice on the cross, given them victory over Satan and the requisite bread and wine offered by the Melchisedek priesthood (Genesis 14:18). They can clearly see the chains that bind members of their congregation. They witness the empty solar plexuses longing to be occupied with the Holy Spirit as God intended. They hear the pleas for deliverance emanating from the spirits they profess to serve. And they choose to maintain the status quo for the King of Sodom. But the Lord God Almighty says, "If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." (Luke 19:40; Habakkuk 2:1-14).