Warrior,
Good morning, I hope your week is going well. Today's message "Will You Compromise Your Values For Gain" In the days of Abraham a great war swept through the land of Canaan. The invading armies captured the Canaanite city of Sodom and took the inhabitants captive. A fugitive survivor escaped and came to Abraham. He told him that his nephew Lot was among the captives. Abraham gathered his men of 318 and went against a much larger army, YHWH delivered the enemy into his hands. Abraham rescued his nephew and all of the prisoners. He returned from the battle with the prisoners and all the plunder the invaders had taken.
The evil king of Sodom offered Abraham a handsome reward for his efforts. Give the people to me and take the goods for yourself, he said. It was a generous offer and would have made Abraham very wealthy. Abraham refused the proposal. He knew the king of Sodom was cunning and wicked. Abraham did not want to owe any allegiance to such a man. He said, I have sworn to YHWH God Of Most High, possessor of heaven and earth, that I will not take a tread or sandal thong or anything that is yours, for fear you would say, 'I have made Abram rich'.
Some people are tempted to sacrifice their principles for the sake of money. Abraham stood fast because his faith was in YHWH. He did not need the rewards of the wicked king of Sodom, no matter how tempting.
When YHWH saw how Abraham refused reward from the king of Sodom, He appeared to him and said, "Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you, your reward shall be very great.
For we must understand that life will often place us in situations where we stand to make a profit by sacrificing our principles. However, the person who refuses to compromise his values may lose out financially, but his ultimate reward is YHWH Himself.