Today we want to demolish the spirit of GREED. Greed is a spiritual disease of the heart affecting all areas of a person’s life; an “intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power or food.” 1 Timothy 6:10
Money, fame, food, attention and all the things that greed chases after are not evil in and of themselves. God promised to give us richly all things to enjoy and Jesus said He came to give us abundant life. But this abundant life is not synonymous with more wealth, food, power, or things. Jesus warned in Luke 12:15, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”
Because greed is sinful, it steals and destroys life it must be repented from. Cast out the demon responsible for it and submit to the Holy Spirit who will empower us to live righteous lives full of generosity and gratitude.
Meditate on these scriptures and use them in prayers before we meet at 11:55pm:
Proverbs 1:19, 21:25-26, Jude 11; Proverbs 15:27; Isaiah 56:10-11; 2 Kings 5:27; 1John 3:17; 1 Timothy 6:16-17; Ephesians 5:3-4