Greedy for God!

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Do as God does. After all, you are his dear children.

Let love be your guide. Christ loved us and offered his life for us as a sacrifice that pleases God.

You are God's people, so don't let it be said that any of you are immoral or indecent or greedy.  Don't use dirty or foolish or filthy words. Instead, say how thankful you are.

Being greedy, indecent, or immoral is just another way of worshiping idols. You can be sure people who behave in this way will never be part of the kingdom that belongs to Christ and to God.

Ephesians 5:1-5

There is more than one way to worship an idol. You can carve out an image of something and bow down before it as if it were a god. You can also worship idols by being greedy, indecent or immoral. When you bow down before an image you must admit even to yourself that your are worshiping an idol, but when you are greedy, indecent or immoral you can easily deny that this has anything to do with idolatry.

And of course greed is the easiest one to justify as maybe not a sin at all and certainly not idolatry. Much of the commercial world is built on the premise that we can fan the desires of people for things they do not have to the point that they will sacrifice whatever is necessary to get that coveted thing.

The dictionary defines greed as the desire to have more of something than is actually needed. Having more things than you need can be a curse, but having more of the things of God is a continual blessing. You can be greedy for His love, His mercy, the Peace that passes understanding and the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Being greedy for the things of this world makes you an idolater. Being "greedy" for the things of God makes you a worshiper! Let your heart run after God and fill your mind with the continual desire for Him. And then at the "end of the day" there will be the Morning of Joy!