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NASB | Hebrews 13:5 Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU," |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 13:5 Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed--be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, "I WILL NEVER [under any circumstances] DESERT YOU [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], NOR WILL I FORSAKE or LET YOU DOWN or RELAX MY HOLD ON YOU [assuredly not]!" [Josh 1:5] |
Subject: The Contented Man |
Bible Note: Doc, Thank you for the response Brother. So you say; “Complacency, in my opinion, is often a cover for laziness.” Isn’t that the truth! That was I for so long and even to an extent now. I had contentment in my salvation in that mere fact that I had it. I had no commitment or desire to know God beyond that. Malachi was a wake up call for me. Thank God he placed a desire within me to know Him and His word and to put forth the effort to do so. I am content with what I have. Knowing it all comes from God anyhow and is His to take should He desire. (Job 1:21) I’m satisfied being a caretaker. My desire for more, however covetousness, is directed toward my children. I have within me the want for them to have an easier life than I. That is something I personally deal with. I am grateful that I’ll have the opportunity to provide spiritual guidance, so to speak, something I did not have when I was young. That is more than I could ever provide them within and from a worldly perspective and I know that will suffice, but yet the drive is to give them a head start on what the world will throw at them. I thank you again for your response. You say; “We should have a continuous hunger for the things of God (Psalm 42:1). We should be willing to give up everything, to obtain the Kingdom of God (Matthew 13:44). Indeed, we should be "violent" in the pursuit of it (Matthew 11:12).” I say; Amen! I do hope there are others who will take a moment and share their view as well. WOS |