MY
DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion
for Sunday April 23, 2017
Topic:
Beware Of Covetousness
Text:
Luke 12:15 - 21
People are of the opinion that life
consist of what one possess. They forget that the length, usefulness, happiness
of neither a man's life in this world nor his eternal life hereafter, depend
not upon the amount of his earthly possessions. It is man’s foolishness to
think so. The tenth commandment says, “You shall not covet.” Jesus warns us
here about the dangers of covetousness with the story in Luke 12:16–21. God
took this man’s life because he failed to acknowledge Him as the source of all
he had. Though sometimes it is necessary to have some of the world’s good
things of life for our comfort and happiness, yet abundance is not necessarily
essential. When we accumulate them in abundance for selfish reasons it amounts
to covetousness. There are many dangers that go with covetousness. Covetousness
killed Judas Iscariot. It turns people’s heart from following God. It makes
people to kill, tell lies and it a result of greed. A covetous man will
continue to acquire without getting satisfied. It can lead to the person losing
the ones he already had. Covetousness can lead us into problem. Avoid it and
learn to be contented with what you have. Those that will not be contented with
what God has given to them will not be comfortable and satisfied with whatever
they achieve. Therefore, beware!
Food
for Thought:
Ecclesiastics 5:10
Memory
verse: 1
Timothy 6:7
Prayer: 1.
God, uproot any form of covetousness in my life. 2. Grant me the grace to be
content with your allotment for me in Jesus name.
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