"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors house,
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wife,
nor his manservant, nor his maidservant,
nor his ox. nor his ass, nor any thing that
is thy neighbors. Exodus 20: 17
You will readily recognize this passage as the
tenth and final commandment given Moses by the
Lord God, Yaweh, on Mount Sinai. These laws,
or principles are the basis for mankind to be in a
right relationship with God or man.
"And He said unto them, (Jesus Christ) 'Take
heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's
life consisteth not in the abundance of the things
which he possesseth."
This passage is followed by Jesus' parable of
the rich fool, an illustration of the fleeting signi-
ficance of riches, and/or material possessions.
This was brought home to me, forcefully, when
we made a move from one state to another, and
stored everything from my business, temporarily.
That turned out to be a risky venture, for the fa-
cility we used turned out to be less than secure.
The value of that property was a large part of
our net worth and the loss seemed catastrophic.
We cannot yet say it was a fortuitous event, but
the lessons we have learned from that ar invalu-
able. One thing we learned is to take personal
responsibility for valued possessions, and not
trust one of whom we know nothing. Another,
was; life goes on and does not seem to be dimi-
nished by the loss...
It is clear, now, that our Lord, in Scripture is
showing we are more than material or flesh. We
are also learning to be content in Christ. When
one is free to worship according to conscience, is
in reasonably good health, having close friends
and family, he is blessed, indeed. Our needs are
met by the one who loves us and is able to meet
every need and our desires. He is faithful in each
case and has provided for our lives here and now
and in the future. Life without end, Amen!!
God bless you; keep the faith and we will see you
"there." donporter,sr 9.24.16
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wife,
nor his manservant, nor his maidservant,
nor his ox. nor his ass, nor any thing that
is thy neighbors. Exodus 20: 17
You will readily recognize this passage as the
tenth and final commandment given Moses by the
Lord God, Yaweh, on Mount Sinai. These laws,
or principles are the basis for mankind to be in a
right relationship with God or man.
"And He said unto them, (Jesus Christ) 'Take
heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's
life consisteth not in the abundance of the things
which he possesseth."
This passage is followed by Jesus' parable of
the rich fool, an illustration of the fleeting signi-
ficance of riches, and/or material possessions.
This was brought home to me, forcefully, when
we made a move from one state to another, and
stored everything from my business, temporarily.
That turned out to be a risky venture, for the fa-
cility we used turned out to be less than secure.
The value of that property was a large part of
our net worth and the loss seemed catastrophic.
We cannot yet say it was a fortuitous event, but
the lessons we have learned from that ar invalu-
able. One thing we learned is to take personal
responsibility for valued possessions, and not
trust one of whom we know nothing. Another,
was; life goes on and does not seem to be dimi-
nished by the loss...
It is clear, now, that our Lord, in Scripture is
showing we are more than material or flesh. We
are also learning to be content in Christ. When
one is free to worship according to conscience, is
in reasonably good health, having close friends
and family, he is blessed, indeed. Our needs are
met by the one who loves us and is able to meet
every need and our desires. He is faithful in each
case and has provided for our lives here and now
and in the future. Life without end, Amen!!
God bless you; keep the faith and we will see you
"there." donporter,sr 9.24.16
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