Genesis Fourteen…. Verses 21-24….
How much do we love our money? We are told that the LOVE of money is the root of all evil and causes people to err from their faith (1 Timothy 6:10). Notice it is not the money that is evil, it is the love of it. It all depends what place it has in our lives….the believer is to love the Lord with ALL his heart, soul and mind and keep his thoughts of money to a minimum. Here we see Abram doing just that. When the king of Sodom offered him all the spoil, he refused to take it. He had already made a pact with God that he would not accept even a shoe lace from this wicked king, in case he said later, that he had contributed to Abram’s riches.
Abram only wanted what God provided for himself, but he saw to it that those who helped him were well paid and he accepted the cost of the army’s food. What a lesson this is to us! Not only that, but Abram gave a thank offering to God through Melchisedek. Abram kept his money in the right place and his faith remained in God, not in his money. The more money we have, the less we have to look to the Lord to provide for us!

Is our heart towards the Lord, With all our thoughts towards His Word?
Does love of money come between, And cause our souls to be quite lean?
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