*** BEWARE OF COVETOUSNESS ***

One may define covetousness as lack of contentment and desire to have almost everything that comes your way. A man can be covetous, whether rich and poor. This means that a covetous man or woman is not satisfied with what he or she has. He is likely to steal, kill, worship money and even human beings. In his quest to have everything to himself, he can claim what is not his, this leads to many evils. A covetous man can not be a good shepherd of the sheep. Instead of such a man feeding the sheep, he will be feeding on the sheep.
Selfishness and carnality are the major causes of consciousness.

Beloved, one of the most hateful and destructive sins in this life is the supreme love of the things of this world, or of that power, and influence which money will procure. A Christian should avoid this sin as he would stay clear of the snare of the devil or the door of hell. God warns against Covetousness because any person who is covetous is not of God and hence cannot inherit the kingdom of God.

As a Christian dedicated to the service of God and His glory, kindly endeavor to avoid the sin of covetousness that war against your soul because you have chosen to take heavenly things as your inheritance. Let not earthly things be the object of your delight and love, but follow after spiritual riches, namely: Righteousness and godliness, faith and love, patience and meekness (1 TIMOTHY 6:11).

Follow the godliness which gives contentment with raiment, the faith which assures us of a better and more enduring substance, the righteousness or justice which requires us to let every man enjoy his own and which shows a thorough conformity to the image of God and mind of Christ, follow that love which makes us willing to distribute, that patience which makes us willing to submit to a low condition, meekness which suppresses wrath against those that are injurious to us. All these virtues are indications of mind free from covetousness, and infallible preservations.

Therefore we should avoid covetousness and go after righteousness. It is only righteousness that can take us to heaven. No amount of your wealth will be taken beyond this planet because you brought nothing into this world, and we can not take anything out of this world. Make sure that you maintain decency and fairness in all your dealings with others. Remember, you are called to lay hold on eternal life so that you will be with Him at last in Heaven... SHALOM!!!

# GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN #