“Among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.” —Ephesians 5:3.
If the sexual saturation of our society doesn’t get us or the impure things of our culture don’t do us in, greed often does. In our world of conspicuous consumption, greed concerns us as much as the immorality and impurity of modern times because it is rooted in the same selfishness as those other temptations. It is not that we are unconcerned with sexual immorality or impurity but that we have become so calloused and blind to our own greed. In this season of giving, let’s honestly examine our hearts about our “wanting,” “getting,” and “possessing.” Let’s choose to be people who share, care, and give thanks!