Godliness With Contentment Is Great Gain

Now godliness with contentment is great gain - 1 Timothy 6:6.

Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows - 1 Timothy 6:6-10.

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment - 1 Timothy 6:17. 

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” - Hebrews 13:5.

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength - Philippians 4:11-13.

We cannot serve both God and riches. No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon - Matthew 6:24. 

If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him - 1 John 2:15.

Do not love the world or the things in the world - 1 John 2:15. 

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy - 1 Timothy 6:17.

Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse - Proverbs 28:6.

And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God - Luke 12:19-21. 

It is He who gives us the power to get wealth and the ability to enjoy them. to You say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’ “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth - Deuteronomy 8:17,18.

He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; Nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity - Ecclesiastes 5:10.

Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil - this is a gift of God - Ecclesiastes 5:19.

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase - Proverbs 13:11.

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" - Matthew 19:21–24.

He who trusts in his riches will fall - Proverbs 11:28.

If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them - Psalm 62:10. 

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also - Matthew 6:21.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness - Proverbs 23:4.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death - Proverbs 11:4.

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! - 2Timothy 3:1-5.

And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you - Luke 12:29-31.                

                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Godliness with contentment is great gain. Let us keep our lives free from the love of money and be content with what we have. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

The Word of God Is Living And Powerful

  For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart - ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭12‬.

Health to all our flesh & refreshing the soul 

              The word of God that is living and powerful gives health to all our flesh and refreshes the soul. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh - Proverbs 4:20-22. The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul - Psalm 19:7a.

Joy & delight

              The word of God that is living and powerful gives joy and delight to our heart. When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty - Jeremiah 15:16. I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure - Psalm 119:162. 

            Let us treasure the living and powerful word of God more than anything. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold - Psalm 19:10. The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of coins of gold and silver - Psalm 119:72. I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food - Jonah 23:12. How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! - Psalm 109:103. Your Word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You - Psalm 119:11. 

                                                                     

                               
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for Your living and powerful Word that gives health to all our flesh, refreshing our soul and joy and delight for us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

All The Promises of God In Him Are Yes And In Him Amen

  For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us - 2 Corinthians 1:20.

            All the promises of God are Yes and Amen in Him and they will never fail. Does he speak and then not act?  Does he promise and not fulfill? - Numbers 23:19. For no word from God will ever fail - Luke 1:37. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away - Matthew 24:35. The LORD is faithful to all His promises - Psalm 145:13. 

Joshua

Joshua declared that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God spoke has failed and all have been fulfilled.

Later, when Joshua was an old man and preparing to die he said, “Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed" - Joshua 23:14. 

Solomon

Solomon declared that not one word of all that the Lord had promised had failed and it was the Lord who fulfilled all the good promises he had given through his servant Moses.

Then he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying: “Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses" - 1 Kings 8:55,56.  

                                                                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, All Your promises are Yes and Amen and You are faithful to all Your promises. We thank You for fulfilling all Your promises in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.  

Walk In Obedience To Him

Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him - Psalm 128:1. 

Noah's obedience

            So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. Noah did everything just as God commanded him - Genesis 6:13, 14, 22.

            By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith - Hebrews 11:7.

          So Noah came out, together with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives. All the animals and all the creatures that move along the ground and all the birds—everything that moves on land—came out of the ark, one kind after another. Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it - Genesis 8:18-20. 

Abraham's obedience

              Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you.  I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him - Genesis 12:1-4.

               By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God - Hebrews 11:8-10.

               I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me - Genesis 22:17,18.

            Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him - Genesis 21:2.

Naaman's obedience

           Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the door of Elisha’s house. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.” - 2 Kings 5:9,10.

             So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean - 2 Kings 5:14.      

                                                                                       

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us always walk in obedience to You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

God Who Turns Our Situations

Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? - Jeremiah 32:27.

Captivity into Freedom

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, it felt like a dream fulfilled - Psalm 126:1.

Sorrow into joy

Your sorrow will be turned into joy - John 16:20.

Mourning into dancing

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness - Psalm 30:11.

For I will turn their mourning to joy, Will comfort them, And make them rejoice rather than sorrow - Jeremiah 31:13.

Darkness into light

For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness - Psalm 18:28.

For You are my lamp, O Lord; The Lord shall enlighten my darkness -2 Samuel 22:29.

Curse into blessing

The Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you - Deuteronomy 23:5.

Bitter into sweet

Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet - Exodus 15:23-25.

Evil into good

But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive - Genesis 50:20.

Wilderness into pools of water & dry land into water springs

He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into water springs - Psalm 107:35.

                                                         

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Nothing is too hard for You. We thank you for turning all our situations into good. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

His Wonders

Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples - Psalm 96:3.

                                                          God's Wonders in creation

a) God created the heaven & earth

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth - Genesis 1:1. 

For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him - Colossians 1:16.

b) God alone created the heaven & earth

You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them - Nehemiah 9:6.

c) Heavens declare His glory  & the skies proclaim the work of His hands

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands -  Psalm 19:1.

d) God's creation by His Word 

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible - Hebrews 11:3.

e) God's creation by His wisdom

O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions— This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great - Psalm 104:24,25.

f) God created us

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them - Genesis 1:27.

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well - Psalm 139:13–14.

g) God's creation responds to His commands 

For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast - Psalm 33:9.

Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm - Mark 4:39.

                                                           God's Wonders reveal His power

a) Unlimited great power 

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you - Jeremiah 32:17. 

b) Manifested through miracles 

You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples - Psalm 77:14.

c) Countless miracles beyond our understanding 

He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted - Job 5:9.

Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? - Jeremiah 32:27.

The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them - Psalm 89:11.

I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host - Isaiah 45:12.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God of wonders. We thank You for Your wonders revealed through Your creation by Your power. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

I Will Praise Him

This is my God, and I will praise Him - Exodus 15:2.

For His Lovely Name: Psalm 135:3  “Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.”

For His Excellent Greatness: Psalm 150:2  “Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.”

For His Glory: Psalm 96:3  “Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

For His Creation: Psalm 96:5  “ For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the LORD made the heavens.”

For His Splendor & Majesty:  Psalm 96:6  “Splendor and majesty are before Him, Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.”

For His Wisdom & Power: Daniel 2:20  "Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.” 

For His Faithfulness: Psalm 117:2 “For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever."

For His Lovingkindness: Psalm 101:1  “I will sing of lovingkindness and justice, To You, O LORD, I will sing praises.”

For His Goodness: Psalm 106:1  “Praise the LORD ! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

For His Counsels: Psalm 16:7  "I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.” 

For His Care:  Psalm 68:19 "Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!  For each day he carries us in his arms."

For His Help: Psalm 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble".

For His Protection:  Psalm 121:7,8 "The Lord will keep you from all harm—  he will watch over your life; 8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going  both now and forevermore."

For His Mighty Deeds: Psalm 106:2  “Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the LORD, Or can show forth all His praise?”

For His Mercy: Psalm 136:1 "Praise the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever."

For His Mighty Acts: Psalm 150:1 "Praise Him for His mighty acts."

For His Miracles: Psalm 77:14 "You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples."

                                                                                                  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We praise You for who You are and for all You do. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.