You Shall Not Covet

“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have.”  Hebrews 13:5 NKJV

Is there a difference between wanting something and coveting? Yes. Coveting is having an inordinate affection for what we don’t have but someone else does. This affection leads us to jealousy, theft, adultery, bearing false witness and even murder. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins and is warned against in both the Old and New Testaments.

Have you ever watched toddlers play? One is happily playing with what he wants until he sees another child with something. Then the excitement begins. The first child abandons his toy and wrestles the toy from the second child. If the first child gets his way he will not stop with just one toy. He will acquire all the toys and then not share them with any other child. That his covetousness. Covetousness wants it all.

God calls us to live in contentment. God has promised His love and care for us. Faith calls upon us to accept God’s blessings and means of provision for our real needs. The believer indeed has it all already. He has the promises of God for now and eternity. With that we can be content. 

Our Lord and God, Thank You for Your provision and care for me each day. Amen.  

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