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brother and the spoil too, he has proven himself
to be an uncommon man of integrity. He had just
had an encounter with Melchizedek who called
him Abram of the highest, possessor of heaven
and earth and he proclaim blessing upon him and
Abram paid tithe of all. He refuses to take the spoil
for a very good reason not because he was proud
but so that God alone will get all the glory over his
riches.
After all this display of exceptional Godly virtue of
love to the undeserved, reference for God in
paying tithe of all, giving attitude without
covetousness, concern for the men which went
with him to take their portion while he refuses to
take any of the spoil. The word of the Lord came
to him, fear not Abram; I am thy shield and thy
exceedingly great reward.
It occurred to me that, perhaps Abraham was
afraid, thinking the larger army made up of a
partnership of four kings he just defeated may
attract an attack on him so God told him he is his
shield. He also said he is his reward because he
had denied himself of great reward offered by the
king of Sodom. I also felt probably Abram was a bit
discouraged after the whole victory when he
remembered his condition of barrenness.
Remember the best of man is still a man, have you
ever experience such too? that after achieving a
great feat or one huge success, completed a phase
of your life with excellent result, got an award
from your organization as the best worker of the
year, you just got a grant or scholarship, you just
completed an educational program with an
excellent result, the list is endless. Then you just
remembered an area of your life that you are still
trusting God to change, and it weighs you down.
We do not have a high priest who is not touched
by the feelings of our infirmities but at all point he
was tempted like us all. Abram desired to see
God’s promise fulfilled in his life. God came in to
rescue him via His word. I am thy shield and thy
exceedingly great reward. Those are powerful
words,
• ‘I am’ not ‘I was’ everyday of your life Abram, I
am your protection,
• ‘I am thy shield’ you won’t be attacked or hurt;
you won’t experience what you just rescue lot
from.
• ...’and thy exceedingly great reward’ not ‘I am
thy reward’
The word ‘reward’ is great on its own. For God to
have add the words ‘exceedingly great’, It appears
to me that God used these qualifying words to
make him understand to certain extent, God’s
greatness. Just like it is also in Ephesians 3:20, now
unto him that is able to do ‘exceedingly’
‘abundantly’ ‘above’ All that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us. Imagine
when the God who owns the earth and its fullness,
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