{"id":9631,"date":"2018-08-18T01:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T05:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=9631"},"modified":"2018-08-10T11:40:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T15:40:01","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-8-18-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-8-18-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 8-18-18"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Proverbs 22:7 (NKJV) 7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Poverty is a terrible thing. It\u2019s a snare that is hard to escape from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And just as poverty is a snare, so also is debt. Debt is a trap that can pull us down into extreme depths of despair, robbing us of our joy and our peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The world that we live in seems to run on debt. And many of us have fallen into this terrible pit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We see something that we can\u2019t afford to pay for, and we buy it anyway. And then we pay for it over time, adding interest to it. In the long run we end up paying a very high price for so many of the things we own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And the cycle continues, on and on and on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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God doesn\u2019t want His people living in debt. His word says that the borrower is a slave to the one he borrows from. This is pretty serious stuff!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Not a single one of us would ever voluntarily enter into slavery. But we won\u2019t hesitate to sign on the dotted line or slide the credit card through the terminal and enslave ourselves for the material things we want to possess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Enough is enough! It\u2019s time for God\u2019s children to get free!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Climbing up out of debt can be difficult, and it takes hard work and determination to accomplish. And it takes time. We don\u2019t get into debt overnight, therefore we can\u2019t get out of debt overnight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But if we let God give us wisdom and lead us, over time He will lead us out of debt, just as He led the Israelites out of the slavery of Egypt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We need to prioritize our spending and let God teach us how to manage our money. When we do this, our financial situation will begin to be transformed. And the evils of debt will be washed from our lives as we obey Him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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