1 Timothy 6:8 · KJV

"And having food and raiment let us be therewith content."

King James Version

Passage Context

⁶But godliness with contentment is great gain.

⁷For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

⁸And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

⁹But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

¹⁰For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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Devotional Reflection

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Godliness combined with happiness is great wealth! (cf. 1 Tim. 6:6) So, what do we need in order to be happy? Paul tells Timothy that we should be able to be happy as long as we have food and clothes. When our wants go outside of that channel, when covetousness and greed take over, our lives get out of hand, and we replace God with a hunger for something that becomes our idol (cf. Colossians 3:5). God wants us to trust that He is enough and see everything else as a result of His grace.

Prayer

Holy God, pardon me for being caught up in the lifestyle of greed and covetousness, of excess and luxury. Help my heart to be pleased with the blessings you have so abundantly poured out on me and to find my pleasure in you and your people whom you have put into my life. In Jesus' precious name, I pray. Amen.

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