FAVOUR CAN BE DECEPTIVE

 


 By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi 

Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “give me the persons, and take the goods for you  yourself  But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the Lord , God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, that I will  take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’—Genesis 14:21‭-‬23 NKJVBible 

" Favour is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord , she shall be praised." Proverbs 31:30 NKJVBible 

The word  'favour' in this text is the Hebrew  word 'chên ' and it means , grace, charm favour, grace, elegance favour, acceptance , kindness .  

  In Genesis 14 Abraham was offered part of the spoils of war  by the king of Sodom but he understand the implications behind  receiving such a gift and gladly rejected the offer. 

    The concept that a person receives lots of gifts and is being celebrated in the public domain is an indication of God's approval and the working of the anointing of God's favour upon the person was proven by Abraham to be a wrong logic.

    Sodom was known for sexual perversion and lawlessness ( Gen19:5) . They were against God's law of marriage between persons of the opposite sex and the king wanted the captives of war as sex slaves. The King's offer would have corrupted Abraham's conscience and opened the door of sexual immorality in Abraham's family  .This would have destroyed God's plans to have Jesus save humanity . 

   To the spiritually unlearned a gift from an unrepentant president is to be viewed as great grace or favour. There is a twisting of the holy scriptures by unrepentant popular personalities in the church who seek to justify their erroneous ways by claiming the material rewards from such abominable behaviours are an indication of God's approval and his favour upon the rebellious. God hates sins and the wages of sin is eternal death . God wants the sinner to repent from their sins. He loves sinners.(John3:16) 

    Sodom was eventually destroyed by angels for their sins ( Gen 19:1-25) The Bible says the wages of sin is death. Sin comes with painful consequences sooner or later . "Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice."
Proverbs 16:8 NKJVBible and "Better is a little with the fear of the Lord , Than great treasure with trouble." Proverbs 15:16 NKJV 
   Beauty is not an indication of God's approval and favour , true beauty promotes righteousness . Beauty without the fear of God is a recipe for disaster. The bible says " Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
 " Proverbs 6:25 NKJV
  Disregard for this advice  comes with a bitter end. (Proverbs 5:3-13; Proverbs 7:21-22) 
   Peter refused Simon - the sorcerer's money Acts 8:18-20 .Elisha refused Naaman's gift (2Kings 515,16) Building a ministry from wealth gotten from the Naaman's of this world opens the door for Satanic attacks and the ridicule of the church . 
Prayer: Heavenly father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation, I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Ghost and power for self control  in Jesus name. 
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