Greetings!
Most of you are aware of the problems that are going on in our economy. It seems that our country has more problems than alot of people realized. I honestly cant say it didn't catch me by surprise because it did. I felt as if we were an untouchable nation that could never go through a financial crisis the way our grandparents and great grandparents went through in the Great Depression. At first my reaction to this was filled with fear. We are literally pay check to pay check and barely making it. I had to seriously remind myself that I am not the one that is in charge of my life. Its not me that provides for our family. Yes I have to get up every day and go to work and I get paid to do it, but ultimately God is the giver of ALL things and provides for my family. So what if we have to go through some suffering. Maybe just maybe God is getting our attention and teaching us a lesson. This will be a tough lesson for our country and I can only hope that we will turn our focus to him.
1 Kings 17:14 says "For thus says the Lord God of Israel, 'The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty. until the day that the Lord sends rain on the face of the earth.'"
Elijah was living during a severe economic crisis. God had sent a drought and they were faced with severe famine. All of this was because of their sin. There literally was no rain, food, and water was scarce. God provided for his prophet, guiding him to live beside the brook of Cherith and there God sent ravens to bring him meat and bread twice a day. Elijah new that God loves to provide for those who trust and obey him. In fact Elijah went to the house of a widow that was emotionally and financially depressed and told her not to worry about food. For many days they ate from a bowl and a jar that God continued to fill. God was faithful and proved it by providing.
God allows us to go through financial hardships for lots of reasons... some times it's to get our attention. Yet , He provides for His people who listen to Him and do what He says. What a great confidence and trust we can have in our God! Don't forget... he did it then and can still do it now! Place your fear and your trust in God... he is the only one you can count on.
Dave
3rd John 2
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You need to read what Nehamiah Ch 5 said to lenders. "Stop being greedy and give back all of the interest that has been paid to you for loans"!!! That is waht should happen. The lenders have destroyed the housing market by qualifying the unqualified by using variable rate loans.
Phil Y
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