THE
GREAT GAIN
Memorise:
But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1st Timothy 6:6
Read:
1st Timothy 6:6-10, Bible in one year: 2nd Kings
14:1-15:26, Luke 10:17-37
The Church of Jesus Christ
in the 21st century has been robbed of godliness due to lack of contentment.
The desperation many so-called children of God exhibit in their search of money
has deprived them of living a godly life. “The end justifies the means” has
become the driving principle of many. Why would the Church allow herself be
robbed of a virtue the Bible describes as great gain? The answer can be found
in the parable of Jesus on the wheat and tares in Matthew 13:27-30: “An enemy
hath done this.” The enemy of the cross is responsible for this development,
and the Church must do something about it as a body and as individual.
Every child of God must personally
endeavour not to be caught in the web of worldliness and insatiable appetite
for material things like Esau, Gehazi and Judas Iscariot. We must learn to live
modestly in this world. The Bible in Hebrews 12:16-17 admonishes us:
“Lest
there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat
sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have
inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance,
though he sought it carefully with tears.”
Collectively, let us avoid what happened
at Kibrothhattaavah among the congregation of the children of Israel , when their appetite for the delicacies
of Egypt
caused them to murmur against the Lord and His servants, Moses and Aaron
(Numbers 11:4-6). We should always have his truth at the back of our minds:
“For
we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing
out.”
1st
Timothy 6:7
The story in Numbers 11:4-34 is a rather
unfortunate illustration of lack of contentment. Although the Lord had been
feeding the children of Israel
with the food of angels free of charge (Psalm 78:24-25), they were not content
with it; they wanted barbecue chicken instead. At the end, this brought
leanness to their soul (Psalm 106:14-15). Beloved, if there is anything you
must seek and find today, it should be godliness with contentment. Hebrews 13:5
says:
“Let
your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as
ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
Prayer
point
Father,
cause Your fear to rule my heart in contentment in Jesus’ Name.
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