January-March
What does it mean to be content? Contentment is a feeling of calm satisfaction. If I am truly content, I will feel somewhat at peace—almost indestructible in God’s care, until He sees that my life work is done.
The psalmist declares, “I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me” (Psalm 31:14, 15).
John the Baptist taught: “Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages” (Luke 3:14).
Soon after a baby porcupine is born, he arches his back and swings his tail in confidence. Why can he be so content? His loose skin and cushioning quills are usually able to protect him from attacks from bears, coyotes, and other predators. Once his enemies encounter those quills, they back off.
And so it is with God’s children. There are many examples in the Bible of men and women who were indestructible until their work on earth was done: Men who walked in the fiery furnace unscathed. Men who built walls of a city under adverse conditions.
Women who put their own life on the line to save their people.
How many of them can you name?