After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, Your exceedingly great reward.”-Genesis 15:1

அந்தக் காரியங்கள் நடந்தபின்பு, கர்த்தருடைய வார்த்தை ஆபிராமுக்குத் தரிசனத்திலே உண்டாகி, அவர்; ஆபிராமே, நீ பயப்படாதே; நான் உனக்குக் கேடகமும், உனக்கு மகா பெரிய பலனுமாயிருக்கிறேன் என்றார்-ஆதியாகமம் 15:1

ఇవి జరిగినతరువాత యెహోవా వాక్యము అబ్రామునకు దర్శనమందు వచ్చి అబ్రామా, భయపడకుము; నేను నీకు కేడెము, నీ బహుమానము అత్యధికమగునని చెప్పెను-ఆదికాండము 15:1

ಇವುಗಳಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಬ್ರಾಮನಿಗೆ ದರ್ಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ತನ ವಾಕ್ಯವು ಬಂದು–ಅಬ್ರಾಮನೇ, ಭಯಪಡಬೇಡ; ನಾನೇ ನಿನ್ನ ಗುರಾಣಿಯೂ ನಿನ್ನ ಅತ್ಯಧಿಕವಾದ ಬಹುಮಾನವೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ-ಆದಿಕಾಂಡ 15:1

അതിന്റെ ശേഷം അബ്രാമിന്നു ദർശനത്തിൽ യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാടു ഉണ്ടായതെന്തെന്നാൽ: അബ്രാമേ, ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ടാ; ഞാൻ നിന്റെ പരിചയും നിന്റെ അതി മഹത്തായ പ്രതിഫലവും ആകുന്നു-ഉല്പത്തി 15:1

Your shield… your reward: Abram needed a shield, because he expected to be attacked. He needed reward, because he had denied himself great reward offered from the king of Sodom (Genesis 14:21-24).

i. God told Abram that though he had sacrificed for His sake, he would not be the loser for it. God would more than make up what Abram gave unto the LORD.

ii. God knows how to become the answer to our need. When we need a shield or a reward, He becomes those things for us. “I do not think that any human mind can ever grasp the fullness of meaning of these four words, ‘I am thy reward.’ God himself the reward of his faithful people” (Spurgeon).

iii. “If God be our reward, let us take care that we do really enjoy him. Let us exult in him, and let us not be pining after any other joy.” (Spurgeon)