Daily Devotion from Pastor Eric & Rita - True Contentment

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Listen to Pastor Eric's Latest Message Online    True Contentment                                                        Today's Devotional Reading: Gen. 23-24; Luke 9    CLICK on the Scripture above to link into your daily reading plan. January 9, 2014 By reading the scripture above each day you will read the Old Testament through in one year and the New Testament through twice in a year. This will change your life. Start Today!   TODAY'S SCRIPTURE     "Be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5) TODAY'S WORD    , contentment is a great thing to have in life. It was the Apostle Paul who said, "I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need" (Philippians 4:11-12). Here in Philippians, Paul makes it clear that contentment is not the idea of having lots of possessions. According to Paul, we are to be content regardless of what we have. Our contentment comes from Whom we know. Experience tells us this principle is true because there are so many miserable rich people in this world today. We read about them all the time. Celebrities and sports figures who have power, fame, and money, but their lives are falling apart. They are not content. The only place we can discover true contentment is in a relationship with the Good Shepherd. Let's illustrate this concept by thinking about Psalm 23:1: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." Everything we need is right there in our relationship with God. We shall not want because He is the source of everything we need. He satisfies our spiritual thirst, preserving us and promising us guidance and peace. In Him is where we find true contentment. Therefore, let us all proclaim, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY     Dear Lord, please give me the patience to make it through this busy day with all the hustle, demands and distractions of modern life. Let me find the quiet time to hear your voice and feel your calming presence. I ask this in your son's name, Amen , my your life be full of His blessings.  Pastor Eric & Rita Sign a Friend up to Receive These Daily Devotionals ************* Email:   For Email Marketing you can trust Check Out Our Mission-Based Hotel in Kalispell Montana Pastor Eric & Rita Bahme - PO Box 301471- Portland Oregon 972794 - Ph 503-296-4900 ext. 426

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