Read today’s texts first: Leviticus 25; Psalm 25 & 26; Acts 22
MAXIMize YOUR DAY
We’re not here just to make a living and acquire things; we’re here to manage God’s resources and serve
His purposes.
His purposes.
I learned a biblical principle from my brother that helped me earn hundreds of thousands of dollars. It wasn’t my brother the pastor; it was my eldest brother, the businessman. He discovered while buying rental houses that the economy went through 7-8 year economic cycles, coincident with the Sabbath year.
The principle of the Sabbath is not just to revitalize the land as it lays fallow for a year: the changes in buying and selling that year also revitalize the economy. Without that intentional correction, the economy will adjust itself – the hard way. Spiraling inflation ends in a minor or major recession. If you time it right you can sell one house high and buy the next one low, which both of us did for serious profits.
The Sabbath of Sabbath years, the 50th year of Jubilee, cancelled all debts, returned all property to its original owners and allowed for the emancipation of all slaves. Nowhere in biblical history do we hear of Israel actually doing this, but the concept is brilliant. Chronic poverty, long-term debt, exploitation of workers, and so many other social problems connected to ownership and greed would be eliminated. The principle was a reminder that God owns everything and that we are only stewards of His property.
“Lord, this foundational truth must undergird everything we do on this planet. We’re not here just to make a living and acquire things; we’re here to manage Your resources and serve Your purposes. That’s when we’ll experience the jubilee that comes from true rest and complete freedom!”
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