The World is Mine and All Its Fullness

The World is Mine, and all its Fullness – Psalm 50:12

Read: James 4: 1-10

Dear Friends,

Before they were a week old, the eaglets were fighting over food. Neither was strong enough to hold up his head for more than a few seconds, so the pair looked like fuzz balls with bobble-heads attached. But whenever the parents brought food to the nest, the bigger eaglet was quick to peck down his brother to keep him from getting a single bite. His aggression would have been understandable if food was scarce, or if the parents couldn’t be trusted to supply what he needed. But nothing could be further from the truth. The eaglets were being fed fish many times their size; there was more than enough for both of them.

The greedy eaglet reminds us of our own foolishness when we try to get for ourselves something that belongs to someone else (James 4: 1-5). Conflicts erupt because we want something that God has given to a friend, colleague, relative or neighbour. Instead of asking God for what we need, we try to get what He’s given to someone else (v.2). But God has something good for each of us. We don’t need what belongs to anyone else and we certainly never need to harm anyone to get what we need.

Our loving heavenly Father has more than enough for everyone.

With love in Christ Jesus from your Elders

The secret of contentment is

To let the Lord supply;

Just do your part and put God first

And on His Word rely.

Our needs will never exhaust God’s supply