After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” (Gen 15,1)

God assures Abram that he is not only his shield, the need of which he was most aware of at this time. But he will also be his "very great reward". We have already shown that Abram gained the biggest riches in Egypt thanks to his disobedience, but that something fundamental must have changed in him since then. After the battle with the four kings, he refused to take the spoils of war and thus be enriched in a way that could provoke resentment and controversy, although he would have the right to do so, according to the customs of the time. He chose a higher path, but higher usually means more difficult. Like us, Abram was only a man of flesh and blood. Although he remained morally superior - with respect to his God - there were still doubts in him as to whether he had resolved the situation properly. The question is the same forever, and everyone knows it: could he not take what belonged to him (and everyone in his place would have done so), and still continue to believe, pray, practise his religion? And wait a minute, he didn't even realize it at first: couldn't he in this way contribute even more to the charity and do some good deeds?

To practise your religion, yes, of course. But Abram wanted more, he wanted God's closeness. And God will not allow someone to remain in it who does not want to be transformed into the "heavenly likeness". Nobody can play a low game with God. It is one of the spiritual laws: you need to ascend to the heights with God, otherwise you will pass him by.

Abram lost what he could gain, wrote off the profit - but after that God comes and assures him that He Himself will be his "very great reward." He confirms what Jesus has repeated many times: there is nobody who has consciously lost for the eternal kingdom, who in the end will not gain much more.