I am sure we have heard it all before, right? From our parents and friends, the media, and perhaps even in some classrooms. "Today's economy requires you to spend less and save more if you plan to survive." I even recently read an article in the latest Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine which informs readers about the new face of retirement, and essentially how difficult it may be in the future for retiree's. But does any of this have anything to do with you and me? Let's find out what the Word of God says about this.
Let's focus this discussion with two specific scriptures. One, Jeremiah 17:8, you may be partially familiar with, and the other, Psalm 91:7, you may have heard but never really sat down and meditated on it. Why do I say that you may be partially familiar with Jeremiah 17:8 ? Well, because religion has seemed to have minimized the entire verse down to a weak cliche which goes something like, " you shall be as a tree planted by the water." (Spoken in a weak whiny voice as many cliches sound). But there is something even more powerful that God reveals in the other 90% of the scripture. Here's what the rest of the verse says: ...and that spread out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. Hopefully, your attention was captured when God said you shall NOT see the heat coming, and that you should NOT be careful in the year of drought. Make no mistake, there is no symbolic meaning of the term heat or careful in the verse. When researched in the Hebrew, the term heat is just that, heat, hot, etc. The term careful, defined in the Hebrew, expounds on how we may typically define it. That is, careful is defined with the terms anxious and fearful.
And what about Psalm 91:7? Well it says quite plainly, A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee. No confusion here.
So what do these powerful scriptures really tell us? Well, in the book of Psalms, God tells us that regardless of what is going on around us; no matter how many people in the world have lost their job, no matter how many organizations are going out of business, no matter how many people have lost their home to foreclosure, that none of this has anything to do with us. Why, well because God reminds us through the prophet Jeremiah that we are planted, or connected directly to the Source, and that everything we do will yield fruitful results.
So what does this have to do with tightening your belt? If you are a Christian, and you truly believe and have faith in the Word of God, there is no need to change up your spending habits. There is no need to cut back on going out with your family, or treating yourself to a nice pair of comfortable shoes, or splurging on that fancy hairstyle at the salon.
I know that this sounds ridiculous to the natural mind, and that this is the exact opposite of what we hear every day, but that is precisely why it is so true. Every miracle that God does is contrary to what the natural man can rationalize. Can anyone rationalize how Jesus fed 5000 men with five loaves of bread and two fish?
In short, according to the direct instructions from God, we are not to be careful in the year of drought!
Any thoughts?????
If you are reading this, and have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, you can do so right now. God makes entry into the Kingdom quite simple:
Sincerely tell God that you are aware of the sins you have committed.
Sincerely ask God for forgiveness.
Sincerely acknowledge that God sent His only Son to die for you.
Sincerely Thank God for sending His Son, and thank Jesus for taking your place on the cross.
Sincerely acknowledge that Jesus is The Lord and Saviour
Sincerely Thank God for allowing you into the Kingdom
Understand that YOU were chosen by God and that He has been waiting to welcome you back home.
Amen
Open a Bible and begin to HEAR God's word.
Welcome home brother or sister! Let's walk together.
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