1 Timothy 6:8

“If we have food and covering”: The term “covering” here includes both clothing and shelter. “Clothing or. house” (Arndt p. 753).

1 Timothy 6:8 “With these we shall be content”: Compare with Hebrews 13:5; Luke 3:14; Proverbs 30:8. This verse certainly tests the level of our faith. Today, are we satisfied with enough to eat, enough clothing and. warm and dry place to live, or would we be miserable in such an existence? The Greek philosopher Epicurus said of himself, “To whom little is not enough, nothing is enough” (Barclay p. 149).

“Whatever may have been our previous attitude, this is what we will do henceforth. Whatever may be granted above our actual needs will be thankfully received, but the earnest and devout Christian will be satisfied when his actual needs are supplied” (Hiebert p. 113).