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 NIV).
What our opening scripture is saying is that your
lifestyle should be one that’s void of covetousness; don’t lust after what
belongs to others. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t dream or desire to attain
greater levels of success; rather, it emphasizes being content with what you
have, because what you have is enough to get whatever else you might need. All
you have is all you need!
When God asked Moses, "What is that in thine
hand?" Moses replied, "…A rod" (Exodus 4:2). He could have
tossed that rod from his left hand to the right and say, "Nothing!"
but he was smarter than that! He knew he had something in his hand that God
could use; so he answered correctly. That rod was all Moses needed to
accomplish God’s purposes at the time. With the rod, he performed miracles and
brought the children of Israel out of Egypt.
In the New Testament, Jesus asked His disciples a
similar question. He taught a large crowd, about five thousand men (women and
the children not counted). Some of the disciples then requested that He should
send the multitude away so they could buy food for themselves, having been with
Him in the desert for long. However, the Master declined and rather
asked the disciples, "What do you have?"
"There’s a little boy who has five loaves of
bread and two fishes," they answered. The Master knew that all they had
was all that was needed. He then took the little boy’s lunch, blessed it, and
gave them back to His disciples to share to the people. Jesus didn’t put them
down to multiply for everybody to see; no! He gave the same five loaves of
bread and two fishes back to the disciples.
Trusting and having faith that something had
happened, the disciples, with boldness, started distributing the bread and fish
to the multitude. The more they distributed, the more they had to distribute.
When they were through, not only had everyone been fed, they had twelve extra
baskets full of miracle bread and fish (Luke 9:11-17).
In your life, never think, "If I only had this
or that, my life would be wonderful." No. What you have is all you need,
and you have Christ. Christ is everything. He’s all you need to produce
whatever else you think you might require.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you, for every
good and perfect gift is from you; and by your Holy Spirit, my spiritual eyes
are continually opened to recognize those resources, gifts and talents you’ve
placed at my disposal, so I could be a solution provider, both in my life and
in the life of God’s people, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: Exodus 4:2-3; 2 Kings 4:2-7; Matthew
14:15-21
1 Year Bible Reading Plan : 2 Peter 2 Ezekiel 39-40
2 Year Bible Reading Plan : Revelation 3:1-10 hosea 9-10
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