The Law Of Simplicity

The Law of Simplicity

“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.”
1st Timothy 6:6-7

As we have just completed the Christmas season I now reflect back and see how this blessed holiday season has been commercialized. Instead of celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, it has been relegated to a time of hoping we get many of our material needs met, such as the newest computer game, clothes, shoes, etc. So many people fall into this trap and forget that Jesus is the one that will supply all our needs. When we look around us we see many people in the world without even the basic necessities of life, while we enjoy nice houses, cars, cable TV, computers and articles that we rarely use. Still many of us are not content with what God has given us. I have heard our churches tell us about the many spiritual disciplines over the year such as daily bible reading, prayer giving, and forgiveness, but there is another discipline that does not get mentioned very often in our churches, and that is the discipline of simplicity. We should not become obsessed with keeping up with the Joneses, but should be obsessed with God and His love for us. When God is our focus, our lives will become simpler, and we become content. Contentment leads to true thanksgiving and to a simpler life. The apostle Paul gives us good advice in the following scripture. Philippians 4:11-13 “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.”
My Daily Devotional Volume III
January 14
Robert William Brock, Jr.