in January 2008 Britain entered a recession for the first time since 1991. Analyst believed the downturn would continue until the end of 2009, and will be more painful than the 1990s recession. Unemployment, interest rates, those seeking benefits have all been shocking indicators of the lingering recession, but what has all this news meant for Christians? cent BBC and World news still are unclear if Britain has seen the last of the recession and can finally fully recover though it has been 4 years of drought now.
It is very clear from the Bible’s point of view that the “rain falls on the just and the unjust” meaning we are not recession proof just because we are followers of Christ, as many of you reading may be feeling a heavy burden of financial stress. I am writing to encourage you that the bible also says in Psalm 37:25 “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” Therefore, as we are in the world, we have by accepting Christ, removed ourselves from being of the world, and through this written message I would encourage us to recession proof our Faith through the renewing of our prayer lives. Cor. 10:13 (KJV)
“No temptation has overtaken you but what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way of escape so that you can stand up under it.”
For some this scripture gives the illusion that if we are facing hard times or struggles that God is not working on our behalf. Some things happen because we’re here on earth, our own flesh, the sin of our Fathers, including the first sin of Adam and Eve… which means that life is going to be hard. Look at Jesus' life! Non-stop suffering and humility…and we are to be like Christ? Why are we complaining about our burden? It is much lighter than Jesus’ was. And in the midst of our struggles He promised to send us comfort and guidance and a way of escape.
2 Corinthians 1:4-9
“Who comforted us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort where with we ourselves are comforted of God.5. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abound in us by Christ. 6. And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer : or whether we be comforted , it is for your consolation and salvation.7. And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing , that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.8. For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, in so much that we despaired even of life. 9. But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raised the dead.”
It is very clear from the Bible’s point of view that the “rain falls on the just and the unjust” meaning we are not recession proof just because we are followers of Christ, as many of you reading may be feeling a heavy burden of financial stress. I am writing to encourage you that the bible also says in Psalm 37:25 “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” Therefore, as we are in the world, we have by accepting Christ, removed ourselves from being of the world, and through this written message I would encourage us to recession proof our Faith through the renewing of our prayer lives. Cor. 10:13 (KJV)
“No temptation has overtaken you but what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way of escape so that you can stand up under it.”
For some this scripture gives the illusion that if we are facing hard times or struggles that God is not working on our behalf. Some things happen because we’re here on earth, our own flesh, the sin of our Fathers, including the first sin of Adam and Eve… which means that life is going to be hard. Look at Jesus' life! Non-stop suffering and humility…and we are to be like Christ? Why are we complaining about our burden? It is much lighter than Jesus’ was. And in the midst of our struggles He promised to send us comfort and guidance and a way of escape.
2 Corinthians 1:4-9
“Who comforted us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort where with we ourselves are comforted of God.5. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abound in us by Christ. 6. And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer : or whether we be comforted , it is for your consolation and salvation.7. And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing , that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.8. For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, in so much that we despaired even of life. 9. But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raised the dead.”
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