| Today's Bible Verse |
| "He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity." |
Ecclesiastes 5:10 King James Version (KJV)
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| Today's Bible Study |
Some inward, worldly trait tempts all of us to want more.
When someone is asked, “How much money do you need?” that person often answers, “Just a little more than I have.”
I have experienced in my own life this tendency to want more.
Many years ago, we decided to redecorate our kitchen. Wallpaper was torn off, walls were painted, and cabinet doors were refinished. Old flooring was replaced with new.
But quickly we realized that the new kitchen made the old hallway that adjoined it look drab. Once we redid the hallway, the living room at the other end of it looked faded and outdated.
You get the picture. While initially we wanted only a redecorated kitchen, eventually we wanted a completely updated house. The new kitchen did not satisfy us.
I am told that some of the richest people on earth are consumed with a lust for more money.
How desperately we need to learn the lesson of 1 Timothy 6:8: And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
Most of us have a long way to go before we adopt the attitude of the Apostle Paul. He wrote in Philippians 4:11: I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
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| Today's Prayer |
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| Holy Father, help us learn that true contentment does not come from having an abundance of earthly things. This world, and nothing in it, fully satisfies. Only you can do that. Help us focus upon the amazing, incomparable value of a relationship with you. In Jesus name. Amen.
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