0246. 243. Contentment

243. Contentment

“Godliness with Contentment Is Great Gain” (1Ti_6:6)

Contention and contentment are the same in the contents of their first two syllables, but what a difference in their contents as a whole. The Greek words arkeo and arketos give a chain of Scriptures which tell of the soul and secret of contentment. The words are rendered “enough,” “sufficient,” “suffice,” and “content.”

1. A Dark Past. “The time past of our life may suffice us” (1Pe_4:3).

2. A Divine Saviour. “Shew us the Father and it sufficeth us,” etc. (Joh_14:8).

3. A Glorious Assurance. “My grace is sufficient for thee” (2Co_12:9).

4. A Happy Companionship. “It is enough that the disciple be as His Lord” (Mat_10:25).

5. An Imperative Command. “Be content with such things as ye have” (Heb_13:5).

6. A Needful Reminder. “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof” (Mat_6:34).

7. A Contented Conclusion. “Having food and raiment, let us therewith be content” (1Ti_6:8).

By: DR. F. E. MARSH