Quote for the Day
“…godliness with contentment is great gain.”
Today's Prayer
This week pray that God will give those traveling a focus on His will and His word and that the wealth of this world will not be a trap for them.
1st Timothy 6:3-10
1st Timothy 6:3-10 (NIV)3 If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4 he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions 5 and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9 People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Message
Well, we go from the subject of slavery to love of money and false doctrines. Paul is relentless in his instructions to Timothy. Here he once again reminds Timothy that ANYTHING apart from the Gospel of Jesus Christ is unhealthy. In fact those who believe anything else know nothing. It is interesting that it is with these same comments on false doctrine he specifically brings up the misguided connection of godliness and worldly wealth. As Paul describes those who have neglected the gospel for other doctrines, he ends the verse with, “…who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.” Just as we saw last week that slavery is not erased here on earth for the godly or for the godless, we see here that godliness is NOT a path to worldly riches. Paul goes on to say that for someone with a focus or desire for riches, godliness will most likely be missed.
