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Genesis chapter 14, verses 22 and 23.

But Abrams said to the king of Sodom,

I have lifted my hand to the Lord, God most high,

possessor of heaven and earth,

that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours lest you should say

I have made Abram rich what a powerful statement that Abram makes here to the king of Sodom who is

offering him all kinds of riches and Abram makes here to the King of Sodom, who is offering him all kinds of riches,

and Abram rejects him powerfully.

And in the process says,

I am not depending on human kings, on gifts they might give,

in order to become a great nation, acquire a great name. I am depending on God alone.

What a picture in a world where it is so easy to look to people in positions of power, to give us this or that, to look lick the things of this world, to exalt us,

to deliberately say, no, I trust in my God. I will in no way do anything that will take

any credit away from him alone as the one who is my helper,

as the one who is my strength, as the one who is my provider, as the one who gives me all

that I need.

Now obviously, obviously there are ways in which God uses all kinds of people or things in this world as evidence of his provision.

But Abram notices right here that if he takes these gifts from this king, that this king will have said,

I did this to make Abram great.

And Abram wants it to be clear. Only God has been my provider, not the king

of Sodom. Abraham is not lured by the promises of wealth and power that come from a worldly king.

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