A person writing about the friends he had,said the following,' I used to have one or two wealthy pals, up in the billions,on all the lists, and I liked them a lot,I really did. But the problem was that when ever I was round their house, sitting at dinner with a Magritte on the wall or a Gauguin over the fireplace,I'd be thinking, ''Give me the picture, come on,it makes no odds to you, it's a million quid, change my life, just give me the picture.''Now that is called coveting and it is a sin (Exodus 20 v 17) Many years ago when money was very scarce,I was working in a Christian bookshop,and a man bought something,and he took out his wallet, and it was full of a lot of money, and I thought if only he would give me some,now that's coveting.It was the apostle Paul who declared that at times he was seized and convicted of the sin of covetness (Romans 7)Make not light of that sin,whatever form it may take,it is a sin,and our holy God takes it very serious.If it takes a hold of us it may lead us into all sorts of evil, like stealing,murder, adultery,wherever it may lead us, there will be a cost, There is no use making light of it,as if it was a trival thing, it's not, if one is a Christian,and beset by this sin,we must repent and seek the Lords mercy.
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