Genesis 14:22-23 NKJV “But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’”
I think that many people today have lost their sense of pride; what we have today are people who will do anything to get whatever they want: people have very little or no standards at all, that’s why it’s so easy for employees to defraud their employers, for partners to cheat, and for people to stoop so low to do unthinkable things in order to obtain favours and “rise”.
One reason people do things like that is because they have no confidence in God. Neither do they have sufficient confidence in themselves to achieve their desired results. Another reason why people do such is because they are impatient. They want it so badly now; God is probably too slow for them.
But we see Abraham refusing to receive things he had actually earned (humanly speaking); Abraham refused to give any man the opportunity to brag about making him whatever he was or would become. I may not know so much, but this I know; that God is faithful! The Bible says He goes to and fro seeking to show Himself strong on behalf of those who trust in Him. Hallelujah!
To do: Let God know how much you trust in Him. And determine to let only God be glorified in your life.
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