#soap # 1 Timothy 06 ## Title: How to Achieve Great Wealth ## Scripture: (1 Timothy 6:6) “Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.” (NET) ## Observation: This verse can almost seem like a trick. You might be saying, “Wait a minute. You said I could have great wealth. That doesn’t sound like it.” The reason is because most people are only looking for a certain kind of wealth. They are looking for money. If you really think about it, it’s not even really money. It is the things money can buy. They want security, freedom, acceptance from others, and a feeling of significance. Unfortunately, money can only buy things that give short-term experiences of this. Money can’t buy true satisfaction. It only provides temporary happiness. True godliness means growing in the things of God and maturing in our relationship with Him. This provides all the things that money says it can buy. In Him we find security, true freedom, acceptance from God, and true significance. So, if you want all the things money tries to buy, don’t seek to be rich. Seek to be holy. That’s where true contentment is. ## Application: Pursue a closer relationship with God today. When you spend time with God, realize it is getting you one step closer to true contentment. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being the foundation of all we need.