Reflecting God of The Global Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, Kansas, United States .- Embrace Holy Living "God’s Economy" for Saturday, 21 February 2015 - Scriptures: Obadiah 1:8-14

 
Reflecting God of The Global Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, Kansas, United States .- Embrace Holy Living "God’s Economy" for Saturday, 21 February 2015 - Scriptures: Obadiah 1:8 “When that Day comes,” says Adonai,

“won’t I destroy all the wise men of Edom

and leave no discernment on Mount ‘Esav?

9 Your warriors, Teman, will be so distraught

that everyone on Mount ‘Esav will be slaughtered.

10 For the violence done to your kinsman Ya‘akov,

shame will cover you;

and you will be forever cut off.

11 On that day you stood aside,

while strangers carried off his treasure,

and foreigners entered his gates

to cast lots for Yerushalayim —

you were no different from them.

12 You shouldn’t have gloated over your kinsman

on their day of disaster

or rejoiced over the people of Y’hudah

on their day of destruction.

You shouldn’t have spoken arrogantly

on a day of trouble

13 or entered the gate of my people

on their day of calamity —

no, you shouldn’t have gloated over their suffering

on their day of calamity

or laid hands on their treasure

on their day of calamity.

14 You shouldn’t have stood at the crossroads

to cut down their fugitives

or handed over their survivors

on a day of trouble.”

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"God’s Economy" by Author: John Juneman
Edom and Israel were bitter rivals, going back to the days of their forefathers, Esau and Jacob. The natural thing in a rivalry is to gloat either in my own victory or in my enemy’s loss. Our world runs on this principle, whether in business, career, reputation, sports, or possessions. Our human view is of a limited economy; that there is only so much to go around. I have to grab and hold onto whatever I can get, so that my rival cannot take it from me.
It was this human view of economy that caused Edom to gloat over Judah’s misfortune. God’s economy, on the other hand, is far different from that of this temporal world. It is difficult for us to grasp the endless supply of God’s resources and love. There is more to go around than we could ever imagine, and it is not limited, but exponential.
Imagine how it would change our approach if we allowed Jesus to produce His kingdom here among us. There are no rivals; there are only fellow-seekers in need. Would I allow Him to give me His view of economy?
Hymn for Today: "My Tribute" by Andre Crouch

How can I say thanks for the things

You have done for me?

Things so undeserved yet you gave

To prove your love for me

The voices of a million angels

Could not express my gratitude

All that I am, and ever hope to be

I owe it all to thee

To God be the glory, to God be the glory

To God be the glory for the things he has done

With his blood he has saved me

With his power he has raised me

To God be the glory for the things he has done

Just let me live my life and

Let it be pleasing Lord to thee

And if I gain any praise, let it go to calvary

With his blood he has saved me

With his power he has rasied me

To God be the glory for the things he has done

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