“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.
The
Friday Benediction
Until Monday, my friends, may the good God envelop
you with His grace; may you prove the common confession of faith, “I believe in
the holy Christian church and in the fellowship of the saints”, and may you be
enriched with joy and hope as you exercise that confession this weekend. Amen
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