Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (3) Covetousness is condemned, against which is set a contented mind with that which the Lord has given. (b) Even the Lord himself.
The love of money and the love of lust follow one another as closely akin, both turning the heart from Creator to creature. This promise, that God will neither withdraw His presence nor His help, was given to Jacob, Israel, Joshua, and Solomon; it extends to us as a divine adage.
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Covetousness means an eager, unsatiable desire after worldly things, proceeding from an undue valuation of them, not mere prudential care for life's necessities. Contentment is a gracious disposition whereby the Christian rests satisfied with what God's wisdom assigns him, without complaint or envy of others' portion.
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