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Bible
Lesson: Marks Of Godly Character Versus Marks Of Non-Christian
Character: Contentment Versus Dissatisfaction.
Bible
Texts:
Contentment:
Philippians
4:11 KJV
Not
that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever
state I am, therewith to be content.
Dissatisfaction:
Ecclesiastes
2:11 NLT:
But
as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was
all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really
worthwhile anywhere.
The
Word, Contentment:
Psalm
16:11 KJV
7Thou
wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at
thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalm
23:1 NLT
The
Lord is my Shepherd; I have all that I need.
Psalm
37:3-5,16 NLT
3
Trust in The Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land
and prosper.
4
Take delight in The Lord, and He will give you your heart’s
desires.
5
Commit everything you do to The Lord. Trust Him, and He will help
you.
16
It is better to be Godly and have little than to be evil and rich.
Proverbs
16:8 NLT
Better
to have little, with Godliness, than to be rich and dishonest.
Proverbs
19:23 KJV
The
fear of The Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide
satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Proverbs
28:6,25 NLT
6
Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich.
25
Greed causes fighting; trusting The Lord leads to prosperity.
Proverbs
30:8 NLT
First,
help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor
riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
Ecclesiastes
2:24 NLT
So
I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to
find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are
from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes
5:10 NLT
Those
who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that
wealth brings true happiness!
Isaiah
26:3 NLT
You
will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts
are fixed on you!
Matthew 6:19-24,34 NLT (Teaching about Money and
Possessions)
19
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and
rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.
20
Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy,
and thieves do not break in and steal.
21
Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also
be.
22
“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When
your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.
23
But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with
darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness,
how deep that darkness is!
24
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the
other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot
serve God and be enslaved to money.
33
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He
will give you everything you need.
34
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own
worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
Luke
12:15 KJV
And
He said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's
life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he
possesseth.
II
Corinthians 9:8 NLT
And
God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have
everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
Philippians
4:12,13 NLT
12
I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have
learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a
full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.
13
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Philippians
4:19 KJV
But
my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by
Christ Jesus.
I
Timothy 6:6,8,10,17-19 NLT
6
Yet true Godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.
8
So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.
10
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some
people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced
themselves with many sorrows.
17
Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to
trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be
in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
18
Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good
works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with
others.
19
By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good
foundation for the future so that they may experience true life.
Hebrews
13:5 NLT
Don’t
love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,
“I
will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”
I
Peter 5:6,7 KJV
6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may
exalt you in due time:
7
Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.
The
Word, Dissatisfaction:
Proverbs
27:20 NLT
Just
as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is
never satisfied.
Isaiah
55:2 KJV
Wherefore
do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for
that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye
that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Ezekiel
7:19 KJV
They
shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be
removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver
them in the day of the wrath of The Lord: they shall not satisfy
their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the
stumblingblock of their iniquity.
Micah
6:14 NLT
You
will eat but never have enough. Your hunger pangs and emptiness will
remain. And though you try to save your money, it will come to
nothing in the end. You will save a little, but I will give it to
those who conquer you.
Haggai
1:5,6 NLT
5
This is what The Lord Of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s
happening to you!
6
You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not
satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but
cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting
them in pockets filled with holes!
Prayer:
Romans
16:17 NLT
And
now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out
for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching
things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them.
