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TheRewardsofContentmentPastor’sDesk–November26,2017
Haveyoueverstoppedtothinkaboutthewordcontentment?WhatistheBiblicalmeaningofcontentmentandwhyisitsorelevantforustoknowittoday?Let’sseewhatisintheGreekNewTestament.TheGreekwordforcontentmentisαὐτάρκεια(autarkeia)meaning“self-satisfaction.”Abstractlythismeanscontentedness,orconcretelyitisacompetencetoliveincontentmentand/orsufficiency.Inafewwords:it’saGod-givencompetenceorabilitytomakethemostoutofwhatIhavebeenblessedwithandtokeepahealthyperspectiveinlife.Welearnin1Timothy6:6:“Andreligiondoesmakeyourliferich,bymakingyoucontentwithwhatyouhave.”(CEV)or1Timothy6:6:“Butgodlinesswithcontentmentisagreatgain.”(ESV)Havingadevoutlifeisakeyelementforagodlylife,andwelearntohavethatself-satisfaction,self-sufficiency,andactcontentwithGod’sprovisionforus--it’sgreatgain!WealsoreadinProverbs14:30:“It'shealthytobecontent,butenvycaneatyouup.”(CEV)Contentpeoplearehealthypeople!Andthereismore:Proverbs23:17-18:“Donotletyourheartenvysinners,butalwaysbezealousforthefearoftheLORD.”(NIV)
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Thereissurelyafuturehopeforyou,andyourhopewillnotbecutoff.Totopitoff,wehavethewonderfulpromiseinHebrews13:5:“Don'tfallinlovewithmoney.Besatisfiedwithwhatyouhave.TheLordhaspromisedthathewillnotleaveusordesertus.”TheCreatoroftheUniversehaspromisedtoneverleaveusnorforsakeus,aslongwearecontentwithwhatHehasblesseduswith.Beingcontenthasitsrewardsandwewoulddoourselvesafavorifweremainedcontentatalltimes!MayHegrantusthejoytoliveahealthyandcontentlife!InHisservice,yourfellowservant,PastorPaulSantos