What are the fruits of the Spirit and how do I grow in it?
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“I AM YOUR SHIELD, YOUR EXCEEDINGLY GREAT REWARD”
“I AM YOUR SHIELD, YOUR EXCEEDINGLY GREAT REWARD”
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
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Gen 14:17-24
1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Gen15:1
Do you Know that nearly 10,000 churches close their doors each year? And more than 1,700 pastors are un-calling themselves from ministry every month because they grossly underpaid, under appreciated, and some just burn out.
Meanwhile, 3500 people are leaving the church daily to find a healthier balance between spirituality and success.
Why are all these things happening?
Because many people are slowly losing the battle for financial freedom. Financial stress is the root cause of most marriages struggles, divorce, depression, low self-esteem and insecurity in our children, and host of others.
But if we are principal drive people living by the Kingdom centric principal. Then our answer is in the King’s WORD.
1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Gen 15
poTENtial that is in Abraham gives him the power to exercise his FAITH. That what take us to And blessed the most high God, which has delivered thine enemies into thy hands. AND HE GAVE A TITHE OF ALL.
The Power of Ten
When you study the scripture, you will see the number Ten
thou
throughout the text. Ten in biblical numerology is the number of perfection completeness in divine order.
In the story of creation, you will find the phase “God said” Ten times. Later God gives humankind Ten moral commandments to live by. Five of them pertaining to our relationship with God and Five of them pertaining to our relationship with humanity.
When God created humankind, He gave us Ten fingers and Ten toes.
Interestingly according to Rabbi Daniel Lapin, the Hebrew word for money is the word Kuff, which is Hebrew for both the palm of your hand and the sole of your foot. your fingers curve and bend towards the palm so that we may use them to do work and create things.
The palms are therefore related to creation.
The sole of the foot is used for movement and transporting things.
So when we use the palms to create and the sole to carry our creation to the marketplace, we able offer and exchange value.
So Abraham got revelation from God and acted upon it. “Faith without works is dead”.
The Kingdom-minded believer knows that giving is the highest manifestation of LOVE that anyone can exhibit ( ). It takes faith, confidence, and action to give back a portion when you have been blessed by GOD.