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Once God called Abram to follow Him, He told Abram to go to a land He would show him. Abram’s nephew Lot traveled with him, but God had blessed the two men so much with the size of their herds that the land couldn’t support both of their families. So the two needed to separate. Instead of automatically choosing the best land—since Abram was the heir to all of God’s promises—Abram let Lot survey the land that was before them and choose which parcel he wanted. Lot, of course, chose the most lush land. Scripture tells us that it: was well watered, like the garden of the Lord (Genesis 13:10). The land was so luscious that it was like Eden. Lot had chosen the better portion of the land—or so it seemed. It turned out that the land was near Sodom and Gomorrah and Lot nearly lost his entire family when God destroyed the cities because of their great evil.

Abram had given up the better land, but God took care of him. In the same way, when you are good to people, even when it costs you something, God will provide what you need. Your Father, who knows your entire life and the world around you, will take care of you. Giving isn’t just giving when you are God’s child.