Consecration 2026: Day 7

DEVOTIONAL — Living Light, Living Free

Scripture Focus: 1 Timothy 6:7 (NKJV)
“For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.”

Expository Explanation
In 1 Timothy 6, Paul warns against the dangers of loving money and confusing godliness with gain. Verse 7 serves as a sobering reminder of life’s true perspective: everything we accumulate in this world is temporary, and none of it follows us into eternity.

Paul points to two certainties:

• We entered this world empty-handed
• We will leave this world the same way

This truth is not meant to produce fear or detachment from responsibility, but rather to foster freedom from misplaced priorities. Paul redirects believers to invest in what lasts—faith, character, obedience, and eternal reward. When we remember how life begins and ends, we learn how to live wisely in between.

Reference Scriptures

• Job 1:21 — “Naked I came… naked I shall return.”
• Ecclesiastes 5:15 — No one takes their labor with them
• Luke 12:15 — Guard against covetousness
• Matthew 6:19–21 — Treasures in heaven, not on earth

Devotional Thought
Life constantly tempts us to measure success by what we possess. But Scripture reminds us that ownership is temporary—stewardship is eternal.

When we hold tightly to things, we grow anxious.
When we hold them loosely, we grow free.

What we have is not meant to define us—
It is meant to be used wisely, surrendered willingly, and released eventually.

Reflection Questions

1. What do I tend to place too much value on—possessions, status, or security?
2. How does remembering eternity reshape my daily decisions?
3. Am I living as an owner of things—or a steward entrusted by God?

Application Point
Practice eternal perspective today.
Before making decisions about time, money, or priorities, ask:

“Will this matter beyond this life?”

Let eternity guide today’s choices.

Prayer

Father, thank You for reminding me that this life is temporary and that You alone are eternal.
Help me live with open hands, wise priorities, and a heart set on things above.
Teach me to steward what You’ve entrusted to me without allowing it to control me.
May my life reflect what truly matters to You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Challenge
Identify one thing—material or emotional—that you’ve been holding too tightly. Consciously surrender it to God today and choose contentment and trust over control.