Jan 5 Abram and His Attitude Toward Money and Stuff

Obviously, the most important theme of the Abraham narratives is his faith in the one, true, and living God. It is interesting to see how this faith in God plays out in his attitudes toward money and stuff.

God promises to bless Abram. Abram gives Lot the choice of the best land - and of course worldly Lot chooses the best for himself. Abram honors Lot's choice, presumably trusting God to bless him, even on the less lush land. Then, Abram risks his life to save Lot and desires none of the spoils of his win for himself. He wants God to bless Him. He even gives 10% of everything to King/Priest Melchizedek (a type of Christ being a combo king/priest and his name meaning King of Righteousness). He is King of Salem (which means Peace, so he is King of Peace).

Having faith in God means more than trusting Him for heaven after death. We need to trust Him in this life, too. One of the many ways to trust Him is for His provision. Giving of our very 1st 10% of our earnings (gross) is a great example of trust.