Contentment

Pastor Martin expounds the third and final experiential privilege of adoption — the pledge of God's paternal provision — built on Philippians 4:19 ('my God shall supply every need of yours'). He examines the substance of the pledge, the fourfold pattern of its fulfillment (God's true estimation of our worth, sensitive awareness of our condition, perfect knowledge of our real need, and proven provision for our greatest need in giving his Son), and the three house rules under which it is fulfilled: commitment to the priorities of the household, asking of the head of the household, and harmonious relationships with the other members.

Pastor Martin contrasts the counsel of ungodly materialism with the blessed man who meditates in the law of God. Drawing from Genesis through the Epistles, he demonstrates that things were never meant to bring blessedness, that sin has deceived man into thinking otherwise, and that judgment falls on those who pursue blessedness through material accumulation. He shows practically how the blessed man receives and relinquishes things according to God's will, using Job and the Apostle Paul as examples.