I Want It Now!
I want it and I want it now! Waa Waa,
like a child carrying on, we scream I want it now - an uncontrolled
desire to acquire. Exodus 20:17 says, “You are not to
covet ..” In Hebrew, covet or chamad,
means to desire or take pleasure in or to lust after or to long
for. Covet, this little word is huge in it's implications; so important is
this word it’s included in the Ten Commandments. Now, desires are not wrong. In
fact, many honorable wants come from God. But when our desires are
uncontrolled, like a child screaming for something they want in the
supermarket, it comes dangerously close to coveting. The smart writer of
Ecclesiastes said: "...Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you
don’t ...." God’s disdain for covetousness is uber valid – because
it’s a form of idolatry, not something He likes. He's a jealous God. He
tolerates no rivals. His jealousy manifests when someone’s center of focus is
not on Him. How do you avoid the snare of coveting? Understand this simple
truth: covetousness is a tool Satan uses to distract us from pursuing the
only thing that will ever make us happy and content—God Himself. My Sunday a
thought...Pastor Keith
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