Real Contentment!
12:00 AM
Welcome to Scripture Saturday!
Today we are memorizing 1Timothy 6:6,7…
But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.
I love reading verses in the Amplified version as well…
But godliness actually is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God]. For we have brought nothing into the world, so [it is clear that] we cannot take anything out of it, either.
As followers of Christ our lives need to be focused on pursuing holiness in behavior, attitude, and thought. Easy to do in this world? - no - but we should continue to choose to be content in whatever circumstances God has placed us, placing our trust in a Sovereign God, as Paul himself writes while in prison…
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. (Phil 4:11,12)
Paul’s secret? “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Phil 4:13)
Contentment, as Paul is describing, is a mindset, a heart set, and a work set…knowing/believing/behaving that our real home is in heaven. "It requires but little of this world's goods to satisfy a man who feels himself to be a citizen of another country, and knows that this is not his rest." (Clarke)
Father, thank you for all of the blessings that you have bestowed upon us, for the spiritual wealth that You have given us through Your Son and the gift of the Holy Spirit. Help us to keep our eyes and thoughts upon the riches we have in You and in the eternal wealth that has been given us. Help us to see through this world’s constant reminder of what will make us “happy” - to see it as the work of satan and a testing given by him. We desire to place our hearts solely on the true treasure - You!
Have a blessed and precious day everyone!
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