MONDAY 6TH MARCH.,2017
TOPIC: FOREVER JOYFUL
TEXT: 1 Timothy 6:6-16 “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content….”
A Journal columnist offered his readers “Nine Tips for Investing in Happiness.” Interestingly, one of his suggestions was precisely the same as that given in the favorite old hymn “Count Your Many Blessings.” He urges us not to brood over the riches of our neighbors but to focus on the many blessings we actually do possess. That’s wise counsel, provided that we realize our spiritual wealth in Jesus is immeasurably more valuable than any material possessions.
God didn’t give us the Bible as a guidebook for happiness. Yet it tells us how we can be eternally joyful and how we can experience joy on our way to that eternal happiness. So it’s enlightening to compare biblical truth with common-sense advice. “Godliness with contentment is great gain,” Paul wrote to Timothy (1 Tim. 6:6). The apostle wanted his protégé to understand that being grateful for the basics of life would help keep him from the trap of covetousness.
So let’s focus on the wonders of God’s grace, training ourselves to make a spirit of gratitude pervade our lives. That’s the way to experience joy today and to be forever joyful. ”When you look at others with their lands and gold, Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold; Count your many blessings—money cannot buy,, Your reward in heaven nor your home on high. Count your many blessings and you’ll soon lose count.
MEDITATION: Psalms 95:2
BIBLE STUDY
Exodus 17; Luke 20; Job 35; 2 Cor. 5