BE CONTENT WITH SUCH THINGS AS YOU HAVE - “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’” The sin that is contrary to this grace and duty-covetousness, an over eager desire of the wealth of this world, envying those who have more than we. This sin we must allow no place in our conversation; for, though it be a secret lust lurking in the heart, if it be not subdued it will enter into our conversation, and discover itself in our manner of speaking and acting. We must take care not only to keep this sin down, but to root it out of our souls. The duty and grace that is contrary to covetousness-being satisfied and pleased with such things as we have; present things, for past things cannot be recalled, and future things are only in the hand of God. What God gives us from day to day we must be content with though it do not come up to our expectations. We must be content with our present lot. We must bring our minds to our present condition and those who cannot do it would not be contented though God should raise their condition to their minds, for the mind would rise with the condition.

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Be Content With Such Things As You Have

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“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’” Hebrews 13:5 NKJV

The sin that is contrary to this grace and duty-covetousness, an over eager desire of the wealth of this world, envying those who have more than we.

This sin we must allow no place in our conversation; for, though it be a secret lust lurking in the heart, if it be not subdued it will enter into our conversation, and discover itself in our manner of speaking and acting.

We must take care not only to keep this sin down, but to root it out of our souls.

The duty and grace that is contrary to covetousness-being satisfied and pleased with such things as we have; present things, for past things cannot be recalled, and future things are only in the hand of God.

What God gives us from day to day we must be content with, though it fall short of what we have enjoyed heretofore, and though it do not come up to our expectations for the future.

We must be content with our present lot.

We must bring our minds to our present condition, and this is the sure way to contentment; and those who cannot do it would not be contented though God should raise their condition to their minds, for the mind would rise with the condition.

Haman was the great court-favourite, and yet not contented-Ahab on the throne, and yet not contented-Adam in paradise, and yet not contented; yea, the angels in heaven, and yet not contented; but Paul, though abased and empty, had learned in every state, in any state, therewith to be content. - Matthew Henry

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