COVETOUSNESS.

HELLO EVERYONE, SHALOM TO YOU ALL.

I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE ON THE TOPIC COVETOUSNESS.

WHAT IS COVETOUSNESS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE COVETOUS OR GREEDY?

COVETOUSNESS IS THE STRONG DESIRE TO HAVE THAT WHICH BELONGS TO ANOTHER. A COVETOUS OR A GREEDY INDIVIDUAL IS AN IDOLATOR ACCORDING TO THE BIBLICAL POINT OF VIEW.

''COLOSSIANS 3:5''.

LETS GO BACK TO THE STORY OF GEHAZI IN THE BIBLE. GEHAZI WAS A SERVANT TO ELISHA. GEHAZI EXHIBITED THIS ACT OF COVETOUSNESS. THE LOVE OF MONEY WHICH IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL, WAS THE BOTTOM OF GEHAZI'S SIN. HE THOUGHT TO IMPOSE UPON THE PROPHET BUT SOON FOUND OUT THAT THE SPIRIT OF PROPHESY COULD NOT BE DECEIVED, AND IT WAS IN VAIN TO LIE TO THE HOLY GHOST. IT IS FOLLY TO PRESUME UPON SIN, IN HOPES OF SECRECY. THE FULL STORY CAN BE SEEN IN 2KINGS 5.

COVETOUSNESS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BIGGEST SIN IN THE WORLD TODAY. COVETOUSNESS IS DOING WRONG TO GET MONEY, FAME OR PROMOTION. COVETOUSNESS IS EQUAL TO GREED AND JEALOUSY.

CONSEQUENCES OF COVETOUSNESS

1. BRINGS THE WRATH OF GOD UPON THE FELLOW. COLOSSIANS 3:6

2. BRINGS CAUSES AND SICKNESS WHICH CAN BE TRANSFERRED FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION 2KINGS 5:27.

3. IT IS A SIN COLOSSIANS 3:5

THAT IS WHY IN 1 TIMOTHY 6:8 THE BIBLE SAYS AND HAVING FOOD AND RAIMENT LET US BE THEREWITH CONTENT.

GOD IS CALLING US ALL TO REPENTENCE. DO WE TRULY LOVE GOD? IF WE SAY WE LOVE GOD , WE WILL HATE EVIL. PSALM 97:10.

SHALOM

FULLY INSPIRED BY JENNY I.