Hebrews 13:5
"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
Saying "Jesus is enough" sounds like a cliche platitude used when someone is trying to sound "holy". However, the Bible makes it clear that we are to live without covetousness in our lives. We are to live with complete contentment in what we have. And the one reason that we can live in that way is because Jesus said, "I will never leave you, or forsake you."
He was not being redundant here. Leaving and forsaking are two different things. We leave family members all the time, with intentions to return. However, that doesn't mean we forsake them. Jesus, however, said that He will never leave us. He will not go anywhere. He is beside us through the rest of our lives.
Forsaking is a step up from leaving. You can be right next to someone and completely forsake them. Forsaking meaning to abandon or renounce. When we are in desperate need, someone could be standing right next to us, not having left, but still forsake us by renouncing or abandoning us, not assisting us in our time of need. This, Jesus will never do. He has promised.
So, am I avoiding covetousness? Is my motivation for contentment based on the deep, satisfying relationship I have with my God?
