Amidst today's ongoing discouraging economic news, God reminds us of His promised blessings if we obey. We are intended to thrive, not merely survive.
Our heavenly Father is "El Shaddai"—God who is more than enough—not "El Cheapo" when it comes to providing for His family who seek Him and His kingdom first (Matt. 6:33). His revealed will is "to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. The Lord will make you the head and not the tail... If you listen to the commandments of the Lord your God" (Deut. 28:12-13).
Today, we're observing "the tail wagging the dog" as multitudes have departed from God and
His ways resulting in things fundamentally off course and out of balance regarding finances personally and socially. U.S. household debt is now a catastrophic $16 trillion with an apocalyptic day of reckoning approaching rapidly (Bloomberg Report 8/2/22).
The good news is that there are scriptural secrets we can learn and apply to prosper both financially and physically in perilous times. Consider the wonderful example of someone from my hometown of Cleveland, who learned the hard way but in the end was blessed immeasurably because he pivoted to follow God's ways and not man's.
Dying at 53, Living till 98!
John D. Rockefeller's pursuit of
riches destroyed his health. He developed alopecia, a condition where his hair fell out and his digestion left him eating crackers and milk!
At 53 his life was slipping away. Then he discovered a life-changing scripture. He applied God's eternal law: "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over will men give onto you.
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