To many of you, this may come as quite a surprise.
Please let me know if it may be such to you:
A ‘great economy’ concept, man did not devise.
Tell me, is this is something you already knew?
Before the foundations of Earth were laid,
The Almighty had this concept in mind.
Even when Adam ate fruit God forbade,
God still planned economies for mankind.
Across the millennia of human history,
Many great economies have been built,
Attesting to the strength of our ingenuity.
Most failed when folk lost …any sense of guilt!
Sadly, we have been just as ingenuous,
In destroying many great economies we built.
As of past failures we don’t remain conscious,
Any economy will join those in failure’s ilk.
Ponder these deadly evils to an economy.
As you read, perceive what patterns you may detect.
Try to see them from God’s perspective, heavenly,
As aspects of your economy, you inspect.
1. Folk lose hope when honest work is undervalued.
That’s when cheating and scheming ‘to get by’ explode!
2. From this, selfishness and impatient greed obtrude.
Soon, moral turpitude of citizens erodes.
3. As fish rot from the head, treachery rots nations.
Once this evil takes root, loss of trust is its fruit.
4. Greed for power spawns weak and inept leadership.
This often produces leaders who become brute!
5. Brute leaders accentuate strong defense capability.
But WOE when this tool triggers military over-reach.
6. In fear, inept leaders lean to mis-guided alliances.
Beware the lessons a nation’s alliances can teach!
7. Each point above alone could trigger increased debt loads.
Together, they’d easily sink any nation’s budget!
8. Economic idol worship attracts devils’ payloads,
As all things godly increasingly get …the short-circuit!
9. For individuals, families and nations alike,
Pride is the taproot, the mother-load of all sin.
10.When it matures, folks’ favor of & from God’ take a hike!!!
That’s when The Lord has opened His ‘nations trash bin’!
So that’s it, Friends, a synopsis of what I’ve learned,
From reading of ancient nations in Bible history.
If about your own nation you may be concerned,
Start from the bottom of my list, fight pride, incessantly!
Imagine this: God Who IS Love, hates pride,
From prideful people-to-nations, and anything in between.
So don’t let devils take you on their ride.
Why?? Your nation’s pride is fed by your own pridefulness …unseen.
