1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Studyheadquarters dot com. 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: You're listening to daily devotions with Pastor John. I'm John 4 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: Stogey and today's devotion is inspired by Hebrews Chapter thirteen, 5 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: verses five and six, which says, keep your life free 6 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: from love of money. Be content with what you have, 7 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: for he has said I will never leave you, nor 8 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: forsake you, so we can confidently say, the Lord is 9 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: my helper. I will not fear what can man do 10 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: to me. In our world, money can become a very 11 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: easy thing to love. We know what we can use 12 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: it for. It can be exchanged for things that we 13 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: want to own. It could be exchanged for trips or 14 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: experiences we'd like to have. For some people, it's a 15 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: sign of personal value and worth. People live for it, 16 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: people kill for it, people die for it. Christians are 17 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: allowed to have money and to be good stewards of it, 18 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: but we're told to never love it. Be generous with it, 19 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: but don't covet it. You don't need it as much 20 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: as you think you do. If you have Jesus, you 21 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 1: have everything you truly need in this world. In fact, 22 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: we're encouraged to know that we can be completely content 23 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: in Christ and with what He supplies, because He will 24 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: never leave us nor forsake us. And if our Lord 25 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: doesn't plan to leave us, ignore us, abandon us, or 26 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,919 Speaker 1: forget us, what trial do we really need to fear? 27 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: Tough seasons may come, but He is present with us 28 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: in them. All money won't fix our problems. It's better 29 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: to be sacrificially generous with what the Lord entrusts to 30 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: us than to be selfishly covetous with blessings he always 31 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: intended us to share. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you 32 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: for your word, and we thank you for the privilege 33 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: that it is to be able to look at this 34 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: portion of scripture today from the Book of Hebrews, and 35 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: to think about its implications for our lives. Lord, you 36 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: tell us in your word that our lives are to 37 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: be free from the love of money. And Lord, when 38 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: we look around us, we see many of our friends 39 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: and family members and people we care about deeply completely 40 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: consumed with their pursuit of money. People treat money as 41 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: if it's the only thing they truly need. Many of 42 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: us treat it like it's the thing that will fill 43 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: the void in our hearts. But Father, we recognize that 44 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: the void in our hearts can only be filled through you, 45 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: and we're grateful to have the privilege to know you 46 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: through your son Jesus Christ. So, Lord, we're grateful that 47 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: your word reminds us that our greatest confidence doesn't need 48 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: to be in money or financial means of any kind. 49 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: Do you tell us in your word that we can 50 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: confidently say that you are our helper. We're so grateful 51 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: for that reminder, and we're so grateful for the fact 52 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: that you tell us we don't need to fear. The 53 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: scheming of others against us. Cannot thwart your will or 54 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: your plan for our lives, and your protective hand is 55 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: upon us. Thank you, Father for meeting our needs, and 56 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: thank you for loving us like you do. We commit 57 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: ourselves to you now and pray this all in Jesus's name. Amen.