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Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
SPIRITUAL DISEASE OF THE HEART
“So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.”
Proverbs 1:19
Main Text: Main Text: 1 Tim 6:10
There is a spiritual disease that goes much further than money, it’s called greed. A person can be greedy for money but also for fame, possession, attention, compliments, gifts, another person’s time and lots more. A greedy person is a selfish person. Greed is responsible for much sorrow. Greed is a spiritual disease of the heart affecting all areas of a person’s life. Greed is an intense and selfish desire for something – it’s an ugly insatiable desire for wealth, power or food.
Greed is self-centered and never satisfied. The word greed comes from the Old English “voracious” which means always hungry for more. Greed steals away the life of those that possess it (Prov. 21:25-26). Greed does not love (Ezek 22:12). Greed is destructive (Jude 11). Greed ruins families (Prov. 15:27). Greed comes naturally to humans, which is why we need to understand and retain God’s Word in our hearts and give generously to those around us. It is the love of money and not money itself that is the problem. The love of money is a sin because it gets in the way of worshipping God. Greed refuses to be satisfied. Never falls for the disease, never allow greed to destroy your fellowship with God.
Prayer:
O Lord, I refuse greed in my life, I walk according to the precept of scriptures and my light shines before all men. In Jesus name, Amen.
Further Reading:
Eccl 5:10 “He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”
Heb 13:5 “Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed,
avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present
[circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way
fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in
any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly
not!]”
Read through the Bible in 1 year: Ezekiel 31:1-32:32 Hebrews 12:14-29 Psalm 113:1-114:8 Proverbs 27:18-20
Read through the Bible in 2 years: Eccl 5.1-7 & Ps 133
