Commandment #10 - Covetousness

Today's message was on Coveting, the 10th commandment.

I made the following two points about the purpose of the commandment being last in the list:
1) It gets at the root heart motivation that underlies the breaking of the other commandments that relate to loving our neighbor
2) It exposes the idol that plagues us all--that is "unchecked desires"

Our desires can go unchecked in at least three ways:
1) the motivation of our desire
2) the direction of our desire
3) the depth or intensity of our desire

Principles to overcome covetousness:
A. Cultivating consistent repentance of our unchecked desires
B. Cultivating contentment in God’s providence
C. Cultivating trust in God’s promises
D. Cultivating reliance on God’s provision
E. Cultivating an open-handed/generous lifestyle
F. Cultivating an eternal perspective
G. Cultivating the reality that Jesus is all we need

Here are some scripture references to meditate upon:
1- Psalm 16:11
2- Psalm 73:25-26
3- Matthew 6:25-34
4- Philippians 4:11-12
5- James 4:1-4
6- Hebrews 13:5-6

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God bless.