TOPIC: GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN
AUGUST Monday 27th
TEXT: Philippians: 4:11-13
KEY VERSE: But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6: 6
Why don't you wait on God for your needs? Why must you steal to pay your children’s school fees? Is it not a curse the father is bringing on the children through the accursed thing? You want to mortgage their lives to Satan? Why not be patient with God as you wait on His promise? The Bible says in Psalm 37:25, “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”
In one of the locations I pastored in Deeper Life Bible Church, I paid my tithe as usual during one of the services. Surprisingly, when the offering and tithes were counted after service to enable us take some money and buy something we needed for the church, the whole money was less than the tithe I paid. More surprisingly, another member said he too had paid a tithe which was even higher than mine. Where is the money? We enquired from the ushers but innocence was written all over their faces, yet at least one of them was a thief. We then decided that collections during service should no longer be taken to the cash counting room but kept beside the presiding pastor at the altar until after service when counting could be properly supervised. One Sunday, there was power outage after offering bags had been placed beside the pastor. By the time light was restored, one of the bags had developed legs and dropped somewhere close to the altar. Apparently, the thieving usher had panicked and dropped the bag he or she was making away with when the light was restored.
In Serra Leone, there was an old usher the church leadership trusted so much. Unknown to them, she had been dividing the offering and helping herself with half. It was after she came to Holiness Revival Movement and learnt about restitution that she went to the church and confessed her sin and took them to the house she built with stolen offering money. Only contentment can make you rejoice in what God has given you, however small or big. Lack of contentment will make you covetous and unappreciative of God’s grace upon your life. That would be adding sin upon sin.
Thought for the day: Be contented and thankful for what you have.
Song for the day: Amen, I have found Jesus, Amen, He is able to do all things.
Bible reading for the day: Psalm 132-135; 1 Corinthians 8
For taking your time to study remain blessed.
AUGUST Monday 27th
TEXT: Philippians: 4:11-13
KEY VERSE: But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6: 6
Why don't you wait on God for your needs? Why must you steal to pay your children’s school fees? Is it not a curse the father is bringing on the children through the accursed thing? You want to mortgage their lives to Satan? Why not be patient with God as you wait on His promise? The Bible says in Psalm 37:25, “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”
In one of the locations I pastored in Deeper Life Bible Church, I paid my tithe as usual during one of the services. Surprisingly, when the offering and tithes were counted after service to enable us take some money and buy something we needed for the church, the whole money was less than the tithe I paid. More surprisingly, another member said he too had paid a tithe which was even higher than mine. Where is the money? We enquired from the ushers but innocence was written all over their faces, yet at least one of them was a thief. We then decided that collections during service should no longer be taken to the cash counting room but kept beside the presiding pastor at the altar until after service when counting could be properly supervised. One Sunday, there was power outage after offering bags had been placed beside the pastor. By the time light was restored, one of the bags had developed legs and dropped somewhere close to the altar. Apparently, the thieving usher had panicked and dropped the bag he or she was making away with when the light was restored.
In Serra Leone, there was an old usher the church leadership trusted so much. Unknown to them, she had been dividing the offering and helping herself with half. It was after she came to Holiness Revival Movement and learnt about restitution that she went to the church and confessed her sin and took them to the house she built with stolen offering money. Only contentment can make you rejoice in what God has given you, however small or big. Lack of contentment will make you covetous and unappreciative of God’s grace upon your life. That would be adding sin upon sin.
Thought for the day: Be contented and thankful for what you have.
Song for the day: Amen, I have found Jesus, Amen, He is able to do all things.
Bible reading for the day: Psalm 132-135; 1 Corinthians 8
For taking your time to study remain blessed.
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