Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5
Although the author of Hebrews remains a mystery, the audience is not. It was written to Jewish Christians who were caught between what to keep from Levitical Law and what to release to grace and mercy. For a people taught from infancy to totally rely on tradition and extreme outward behavior to honor God, changing didn’t come easy.
Through the life and death of Christ we received the perfect model of God in the flesh and were freed from the bondage of sin. This was a huge change from the way things were before, but God still remains the same. He has chosen to love mankind and is doing everything within His power to bring us into relationship with Him.
It seems baffling to imagine total reliance on someone. It’s not so much that one loves money, but you cannot live without it, so it becomes a tremendous burden and priority. Even so, God reminds us, “You will never have need. I will provide.”
Faith and peace are interlocking. Free your heart of all things, trust in the LORD for He is worthy and faithful.
Love,
Gretchen