KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 6:6 ISV” Of course, godliness with contentment does bring a great profit.”

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The scripture emphasises that godliness with contentment is a great gain. Every child of God ought to acknowledge that we are living here on the earth for our Father. We were created for His pleasure, Rev 4:11. Whatever we do, we do it to push His agenda. To strive for riches  for any selfish motive is sin and  gives a place to the  devil. Eph 4:27 ISV” and do not give the devil an opportunity to work.”

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What is the believer’s attitude to riches and abundance? The work of God is so vast, and money plays a very big role in fulfilling this great task. The child of God does not strive for riches for himself,  but  to fulfil the work of saving the lost. When the Lord died on the cross, it was Joseph of Arimthea, a wealthy man whose wealth had given him audience or influence before Pilate, who, through his influence, went for the Lord’s body from the Roman soldiers. It takes money to send the gospel  through both print and  electronic media. And one must trust God for more of it to reach the unteachable.

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In Deut 8:18, Moses, before his death, reminded the Israelites to remember the Lord who gives them power to get wealth, so that He would establish the covenant He made with the fathers. To remember the Lord as much as it is talking about knowing that their wealth comes from the Lord, to remember Him also means placing His will ahead of all they do. They ought not do anything without acknowledging His view or will concerning that thing. In this way, they would never act to satisfy their ego, as it may happen to the man who places himself at the centre of all he does. Such a one falls into the deception that godliness is a means of making money. If he places God first, then he would do all things to please him . He will be content with what he has, although he would also strive to fulfil God’s bigger view of reaching more people and blessing more lives.

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Contentment as a godly person is a great gain because he ceases to worry about the absence of what   he does not have. He rather places his trust in the Lord. This state of trust in the Lord gives the power of God an occasion to take charge of his affairs. Being content is a condition when one appears weak. It is at this point that God’s power is made perfect in weakness 2 Cor 12:10

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THOUGHT: GOD TAKES OVER WHEN YOU ARE CONTENT

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FURTHER STUDIES

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2Co 12:10 ISV” That is why I take such pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for the Messiah’s sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong.”

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Heb 13:5 ISV” Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, ‘I will never leave you or abandon you.”