Recession Punishment
I don’t think I will ever forget “The Great Recession” that affected the world economy and certainly my “personal economy”. I remember my wife and I talking about a plan to survive. I made some decisions during that deep down-turn in the economy that are still affecting my life in a good way. I had heard of Dave Ramsey and his “common sense” approach to money. I gave him another look and his message really resonated with me. I decided that I would get out of debt and “live like no one else so that I could live and give like no one else”.
There are predictions of another recession coming this year. I don’t know whether to believe it or not, but I do know that there will be more recessions in the years to come. Our economy flourishes, then calms down and corrects a bit and then it grows again. In studying Financial Peace, I learned that I don’t have to stress about the economy. My financial peace is not based on recessions or the world economy.
Isaiah predicts punishment from the Lord which appears to be total destruction. When he names certain types of people, these are some of the professions that I deal with daily. Check this out….
1Look! The Lord is about to destroy the earth
and make it a vast wasteland.
He devastates the surface of the earth
and scatters the people.
2 Priests and laypeople,
servants and masters,
maids and mistresses,
buyers and sellers,
lenders and borrowers,
bankers and debtors—none will be spared.
3 The earth will be completely emptied and looted.
The Lord has spoken!
4 The earth mourns and dries up,
and the land wastes away and withers.
Even the greatest people on earth waste away.
5 The earth suffers for the sins of its people,
for they have twisted God’s instructions,
violated his laws,
and broken his everlasting covenant.(Isaiah 24:1-5 NLT)
I have committed to follow the Lord and seek His heart in every area of my life. I will be the first to admit that I’m still a sinner, saved by the grace of God. I want to make my Heavenly Father smile when He thinks of me. I don’t know all of the options of punishment that He has in His arsenal, but I know that He is full of mercy and grace. I know that He is a God of justice too. As I walk out my life day to day, I want to talk with Him and walk with Him. I want to vet the decisions and activities of my day with Him. I don’t have a clue how my life will end, but I want to be walking with Him when it does end.
Pressing On!
Dwayne