Trust

Hebrews 13:5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Firstly let us consider the love of money and how that effects us in today’s society. Then we need to look at finding contentment with what we have and lastly He will never fail us or forsake us.

We are instructed to be free from the love of money. Why would the writer of Hebrews be as specific as he is, no doubt, this warning has been weight in the balance of God’s wisdom. Every instruction we receive from the word of God is for the child of Gods admonition bringing benefit them. God is for us and not against us. How this truth needs to find its abode deep within our hearts. The reason I mention his allegiance toward us, is our enemy; the lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and the pride of life (possessions) war against the spirit and those fruits that belong to Satan, the Father of lies. He is the one who introduced the lie to Eve in the Garden of Eden. God’s word does give us truth and when we find it, when it becomes part of our lives, then the truth itself sets us free. Not to serve our lusts but to walk in obedience to the will of God. The Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians explains this phenomenon. “For although we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds ;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.” Let us put off any trait we find in our minds that want to exalt itself above the word of God. For if we don’t it will be to our detriment. Now let us get back to our first point, “lets us be free from the love of money.” This evil, the love of money is like a cancer, it begins almost undetected and then grows and spreads into an ugly beast with one intention to destroy and produce lots and lots of fruit. However, the fruit it produces is exactly what Christ came to die for, SIN! It drives us for “more”, more fashion, more luxury, more of what the “Jones” have and deeper into sin. The Lord Himself rebukes those with this mindset. Please I beg you to pay careful attention to His rebuke.

Rev 3:15 “'I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot!

Rev 3:16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.

Rev 3:17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

Rev 3:18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.

Rev 3:19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

The concept of wealth as a blessing here on earth is not sound doctrine; we are called to walk in faith so that we can find obedience to Gods will and not our wants.

The second point, “Be content with such things as you have.” I believe we need to find peace with our portion in life, we must not be driven by the mindset of “more”. More of Christ, obviously, we can never have enough of Him. Yet, less of the love of this world and all that is in it. Remember John’s teaching he could not have put it simpler; “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” It (the world’s goods) is geared to distract us but we have been warned in love from God’s word to be on the lookout against its traps. Let us not get confuse, we must work, we must provide for our families, we must also be diligent in all we do but having said that, we must “be content with such things as you have.” Why? The lesson for us all is there to help us apply ourselves to the principle of Faith. God’s children must draw nourishment from there heavenly Father. Remember the children of Israel in the wilderness. How God fed them daily with manner from heaven and before long they began to moan with their portion, so God then sent them quails and yet they still complained. Many did not enter in because of unbelief (disobedience).

Lastly because of our great God and His great plan and his instruction for us, especially in the framework we have just addressed, He then, our Great Jehovah goes on to reassure us that “for He hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.” So then if we trust in His word and find grace to apply it to our lives, remembering that it is impossible for God to lie He reassures us that he will not fail us nor will he forsake us. How comforting are those words? Like honey to the pallet or marrow to the bones. I leave you with this thought, would you dare to believe God and trust his word, for if you do, you will find life.

Signing off

Tyrone