Quiet Time Notes

Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God

Greed is not Good

December 24th, 2015
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My master should not have let this Aramean get aways without accepting any gifts - 2 Kings 5:20

Bible encourages hard work but warns against greed

God had miraculously healed Naaman who gratefully offered Elisha a gift of gratitude

Elisha refused the gift but his servant, Gehazi, chased after him to collect the gift without consulting Elisha first:

Gehazi's greed ruined his life:

  • Took for himself what he had no right to have
  • Lied to Naaman to obtain it - 2 Kings 5:22
  • Lied to Elisha when confronted - 2 Kings 5:25
  • Leprosy that Naaman had was then attached to Gehazi

Gehazi only had to look at his hands and feet to see the serious consequences of greed


Key Phrase: Gehazi only had to look at his hands and feet to see the serious consequences of greed