Sunday, December 27, 1998
Sunday, December 27, 1998
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have;
for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5
NRSV)
He thought about that for a few moments. If the lady only had fifty dollars she
would be content. He thought to himself, "Well, I can help her out." So he walked
up to her and handed her a fifty dollar bill with his best wishes. She was very overt
in her show of gratitude. She really appreciated his gift. As she walked away he
heard her mumble under her breath, "Why on earth didn't I say one hundred
dollars?" Have you ever said something like that? I know I have.
We need to learn to be content with what we have. Christmas can be either a time of
thanking God for what we have, or Christmas can be the peak of our
discontentment.
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA
I remember a story of a man of some wealth who overheard a lady remarking, "Oh,
if I only had fifty dollars I would be perfectly content."
Prayer: Loving God, help me to be content in you. Amen.