We all want to be paid a fair wage for the work we do. Many believers complain about their wage thinking that their work deserves a hirer wage. We become discontent with the money we have mostly because idolatry has slipped into our personal lifestyles. We covet what others have and therefore want more money to purchase those items. Whatever the case our contentment should be centered around Christ and His more than sufficient provision for our lives. If He knows what is best for us, which He does then He knows what we truly need. In fact, our Father is on top of it when it comes to knowing what we truly need. We see this wonderful truth in Matthew 6:8 For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. Also, the Psalmist tells us that as we delight in Him He will give us the desires of our hearts. Most naively think that the desires of their heart originate from their own personal wishes and desires when in fact they come from the person of God. As we grow closer to Him and strive to be well pleasing in His sight His desires become our desires. We begin to love what He loves and hate what He hates...namely sin. Psalm 37:3-6 Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. 6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. We can become very miserable when our hearts are always directed toward things and riches. As a child of God, our greatest and only contentment should be found in a godly life...
Rev. Samuel L. Gerace, Jr. was ordained in October of 1994 by the Southern Baptist Association in Johnson City, Tennessee. He came from Los Angeles in 1993 to Tennessee to serve and assist as a pastor of a local church. His schooling has taken him to Liberty University, Liberty Baptist...
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