Contentment

The Secret of Contentment

Paul was not the victim of circumstances but victorious over circumstances. Instead of having spiritual ups and downs as the situation changed, he went right on, steadily serving Christ. He found contentment in things Christ provided. At times Paul experienced definite fi …

Contentment in Any Circumstance

It is said that in the United States somebody goes blind every twenty minutes. In this chapter, the Lord encountered a blind man. The question put to Him by the disciples concerning the man’s blindness can help us face the question that all of us have asked at one time or another (v. 1): “Why …

The Wicked Will be Justly Punished

Those who are evildoers will sooner or later, be cut down as the scythe cuts down the grass of the field (v. 9). There is a shortness of time to do things (v. 10). The meek may never have an abundance of things, but why should they care? An abundance of peace is theirs, an …

What keeps You from being Content?

The message of salvation appealed to slaves and many of them became believers. Paul told the slaves to maintain an attitude of respect as a testimony to their unbelieving masters (vv. 1-2). If a master is a Christian, they should give even better respect to him. The danger was that a Christian …

What keeps you from being content?

A man became envious of his friends because they had larger and more luxurious homes. So he listed his house with a real estate firm, planning to sell it and to purchase a more impressive home. Shortly afterward, as he was reading the classified section of the newspaper, he saw a …