Proverbs 10:3
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The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
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The LORD Jehovah has ultimate economic power. Let nations legislate, central banks inflate, business schools educate, or thieves confiscate; they can do nothing against Him. The rule is simple - He provides for the righteous; He destroys the wealth of the wicked.
Jacob was the poorest man in Canaan - running for his life with only a staff; but when he returned 20 years later, he had to cross Jordan in two bands (Gen 32:10)! Joseph was the poorest man in Egypt - a foreign bond slave convicted of rape; but 22 years later he sent a token gift of his wealth that revived his dear father (Gen 45:27)! Give God the glory!
Widow Ruth and orphan Esther, both in strange lands, had nothing; but one became the rich mother of a kingly line, and the other queen of the world. David was the forgotten eighth son, left in the fields to live with the sheep; but in a few years he could not account for the wealth he had gathered for the temple (I Chr 22:14). Put your trust in the LORD!
David said, "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread" (Ps 37:25). The Son of David said, "Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" (Matt 6:26.)
Pharaoh ruled the most advanced and prosperous nation on earth; but when he did not give the LORD proper reverence, God bankrupted the nation (Ex 10:7; 12:36; 15:14)! The greatest monarch in the history of the world was King Nebuchadnezzar; but God reduced him to shame with a beast's heart and living like an animal (Dan 4:31-33).
Lot invested in the best market, but chose a worldly life; God reduced him to poverty in a cave with his daughters. Devout Jews, regathered to Jerusalem, did not put the temple first; God put holes in their purses and blew against their efforts (Hag 1:1-11; Mal 3:11).
"There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD" (21:30). You cannot play with the most high God. Be sure your sin will find you out, and diminish you! You are going down! Read Zophar's scathing indictment of hypocrites (Job 20:4-9)!
The first rule of Bible economics is to obey God. Hannah knew, "The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up" (I Sam 2:7). Seek first the kingdom of God, and He will take care of all your needs (Matt 6:31-33). He takes care of sparrows, and you are of much greater value than many sparrows (Matt 10:29-31). Amen.
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