Be Content With What You Have
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not
forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown
hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to remember those in prison
as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if
you yourselves were suffering.
Marriage
should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge
the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Keep your lives free from the love
of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
“Never
will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
So
we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can
mere mortals do to me?”
Remember
your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their
way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and
today and forever.
Hebrews 13:1-8
Each of us is made for community. So, when we are faced with
isolation and loneliness, they can be the most painful of human experiences.
During painful times, our faith is vital.
The child of God never needs to fear abandonment. Even if people
turn on us, friends forsake us, or circumstances separate us from our loved
ones, we are never alone.
With Christ, you will never walk alone.
God’s presence with us is one of His
greatest presents to us.
Our Daily Bread –