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  • Get A Grip On Greed

    Luke 12:15. “And Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life DOES NOT consist in the abundance of the things one possesses.”

    When asked to be an arbitrator in a financial dispute between two brothers Jesus seizes the opportunity to teach the importance of GETTING A GRIP ON GREED. Luke 12:15 starts with a double warning as He says, “Take heed and beware.”  A double warning demands our full UNDIVIDED attention. 

    So, ARE YOU LISTENING?  So, ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?  

    Having demanded we LISTEN Jesus says, “Take heed and beware of COVETOUSNESS.” His warning is to WATCH OUT for COVETING or GUARD against being GREEDY.  As He tells this to His crowd they most likely recalled the Tenth Commandment of the Ten Commandments.  To refresh your memory it states, “You shall not COVET your neighbor’s house; you shall not COVET your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor ANYTHING that is your neighbor’s.”  Exodus 20:17  

    The tenth commandment is different from the other 9. It is the most personal and secretive.  It is broken with an attitude.  The attitude of coveting then will lead to various actions.  Now, if I am coveting, you do not see it.  If you are coveting, I do not see it.  It is an inside sin.  The sinful attitude comes as one is never satisfied with what one presently has, and one has a driving desire to get more and more so that they can be at least equal to if not better than their neighbor.  There is never ENOUGH for them.  

    There is no CONTENTMENT with a COVETING person. The coveting person makes gold their god!  

    With the double WARNING of guarding against COVETING, Jesus now teaches a lesson that flies in the face of what we have been taught to think about money, things, and possessions.  The WHY of why we should not covet (ARE YOU LISTENING) is, “Your life does not consist in the abundance of things you possess.”    

    YOUR LIFE DOES NOT CONSIST IN THE ABUNDANCE OF THE THINGS YOU POSSESS! 

    With one sentence Jesus CONFRONTS and DEBUNKS the thinking that fuels COVETING.  Your self-worth is not tied to your net worth!  Your net worth does not determine your self-worth!

    How do you now apply JESUS’ TEACHING from Luke 12:15 to your THINKING?  For me, it was the quote, “THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NOT THINGS”  that helped me go against the world’s thinking.  It has helped me to GET A GRIP ON GREED!

    Are you GUARDING your heart against being GREEDY?
    Are you CONTENT or does your heart COVET more and MORE and MORE?
    How does the quote THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NOT THINGS help you apply the teaching that Jesus has given?

    Continue Strong content and be satisfied with Jesus!
    And remember to DATE The Word

  • Verse to DATE the Word on December 15 (12/15) is Luke 12:15

    “And Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life
    does not consist in the abundance of the things one possesses.” – Luke 12:15
    THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NOT THINGS!!

    Our verse to consider starts with a double warning as JESUS says, “Take heed and beware.”  While we should be listening to everything Jesus says and everything the Bible teaches, a double warning should have our full UNDIVIDED attention. 

    So, ARE YOU LISTENING?  So, ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?  

    With the double warning stated our verse continues with Jesus telling us to WATCH OUT for COVETING or being GREEDY.  “Take heed and beware of COVETOUSNESS.”  Jesus takes his crowd that day and us back to the Tenth Commandment of the Ten Commandments as it states “You shall not COVET your neighbor’s house; you shall not COVET your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor ANYTHING that is your neighbor’s.”  Exodus 20:17  

    Of all the Commandments the tenth is the most personal and secretive as it is broken with an attitude.  The attitude of coveting then will lead to actions.  Now, if I am coveting, you do not see it.  If you are coveting, I do not see it.  It is an inside sin.  The sinful attitude comes as one is never satisfied with what one presently has, and they have a driving desire to get more and more so that they can be at least equal to if not better than their neighbor.  There is never ENOUGH for them.  There is no CONTENTMENT with a COVETING person. The coveting person makes gold their god!  

    With the double WARNING of guarding against COVETING, Jesus now teaches a lesson that flies in the face of what we have been taught and conditioned to think about money, things, and possessions.  The WHY of why we should not covet (ARE YOU LISTENING) IS “your life does not consist in the abundance of things you possess.”    

    YOUR LIFE DOES NOT CONSIST IN THE ABUNDANCE OF THE THINGS YOU POSSESS! 

    With one sentence Jesus CONFRONTS and DEBUNKS the thinking that fuels COVETING.  Your self-worth is not tied to your worth!  Your worth does not determine your self-worth!

    How do you now apply JESUS’ TEACHING from Luke 12:15 to your THINKING?  For me, it was hearing the quote “THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NOT THINGS”  that helped me go against the world’s thinking.

    Our verse to DATE the Word on December 15 (12/15) is Luke 12:15. It says, “And Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life DOES NOT consist in the abundance of the things one possesses.”

    Are you GUARDING your heart against being GREEDY? Are you CONTENT or does your heart COVET more and MORE and MORE?
    How does the quote THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NOT THINGS help you apply the teaching that Jesus has given?

    Continue Strong content and satisfied with Jesus!
    And remember to DATE THE WORD

  • Verse to DATE the Word on December 15 (12/15) is Luke 12:15

    Our verse to DATE the Word on December 15 (12/15) is Luke 12:15
    Luke 12:15 says, “And Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things one possesses.” 
    THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NOT THINGS!!

    A double warning of “take heed and beware” begins this verse.  While we should be listening to everything Jesus says, a double warning should have our full UNDIVIDED attention.  ARE YOU LISTENING?  ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?

    Luke 12:15 tells us to WATCH OUT for our hearts COVETING or being GREEDY.  The Tenth Commandment of the Ten Commandments instructs us “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”  Exodus 20:17  Of all the commandments this one is the most personal and secretive as it is broken with an attitude, an attitude that then will lead to actions.  If I am coveting, you do not see it.  If you are coveting, I do not see.  It is an inside sin as one is never satisfied with what one presently has, and they have a driving desire to get more and more.  There is never ENOUGH for them.  There is no CONTENTMENT with the COVETOUS person. The coveting person makes gold their god!  

    The admonition to be on guard, to be watching out for coveting comes in response to an unnamed man in the crowd who has asked Jesus to resolve a family dispute over an inheritance.  While the request was out of line it presented Jesus with a tremendous opportunity to teach one of the GREATEST lessons we will ever learn.  And what is that lesson?

    With the double WARNING of guarding against coveting, Jesus now teaches a lesson that flies in the face of what we have been taught and conditioned to think about money, things, and possessions.  The WHY of why we should not covet (ARE YOU LISTENING) IS your life does not consist in the abundance of things you possess.  YOUR LIFE DOES NOT CONSIST IN THE ABUNDANCE OF THE THINGS YOU POSSESS! 

    As I write this and I read this statement from Jesus it comes across like a punch in the gut.  We use to say the preacher was stepping on toes with that message.  Well, I have to believe Jesus is stepping on a lot of toes with this teaching.  We have been programmed to believe that money, things, and possessions determine our lives’ VALUE.  The biggest house, best car, nicest clothes, most extensive bank account, 2nd, and 3rd home, etc. determine our SELF-WORTH.  And with one sentence Jesus CONFRONTS and DEBUNKS that thinking.  

    Your self-worth is not tied to your worth!  Your worth does not determine your self-worth!

    Maybe you need to read WHAT JESUS SAID again: “For one’s life (your life) DOES NOT consist in the abundance of the things one possesses.”  

    How do you now apply JESUS’ TEACHING to your THINKING?

    For me, it was a quote that helped me go against the world’s thinking.  It goes, “THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NOT THINGS.”  

    The verse to DATE the Word on December 15 (12/15) is Luke 12:15. It says, “And Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things one possesses.”

    Are you GUARDING your heart against being GREEDY? Are you CONTENT or does your heart COVET for more and MORE? 
    Are you able to embrace THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NOT THINGS?  

    Continue Strong content, satisfied with Jesus!
    And remember to DATE THE WORD