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“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have” (Hebrews 13:5).
When we have a chance to speak with other people, and especially with those of our own age, what do we talk about? Do we talk about things that really matter, or are we usually speaking about things that we might want? If our thoughts are focused on this world, we will talk about the things in this world, and perhaps about what we would like to have. But our verse today says that our conversation should be without covetousness, which means that we should not always be wanting things that the Lord has not given us. It is easy to get into this way of thinking, and then our talk tends to be about the things we wish we had.
If we belong to the Lord Jesus, our treasure is in heaven, and if we realize this, we will not constantly be wanting more things down here. The Lord is able to make us content with what He has given us.
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