Hello, once again, my friends. Welcome back. It is the morning mindset carry green here.

Hope you're ready to join me in getting your mind aligned with the truth of God's word.

That's what I'm doing today. And we're going to be doing so by looking at Genesis 14-21-24.

Now, friends, to get us into the subject, let me ask you, have you ever been overlooked

for a promotion? Or has someone else ever gotten the credit for something you did?

Let's keep that context and the feelings that that generates as you remember it.

In mind, as we read today, this is Genesis 14-21-24. It says,

In the King of Sodom said to Abram,

Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself. But Abram 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've made Abraham rich. And I will take nothing but what the young men of

Eaton and the share of the men who went with me, let Ainer and Eschol and Mamrae take their share.

Now, the situation here is one where Abram went and he rescued a bunch of people from some

conquering kings. And some of those people were the King of Sodom's people, actually the inhabitants

of his city, Sodom. And he's wanting to reward Abram. But Abram is saying, I've taken a vow

before the Lord that I won't take anything from you so that you can't get credit for making me rich.

Isn't that an interesting motive? Even though the guy seems to have a good motive,

he wants to give Abram thanks by giving him his choice of all the things that he's taken,

Abram refuses to take anything. And his reason is he wants to make sure God gets the credit.

And apparently that's a vow he made God an agreement between him and God. Friends, I think what

we need to focus on here is that at this point in Abram's story, God is beginning to become

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