Divine Economics

There’s a power in poverty that breaks principalities 
And brings the authority’s down to their knees 
There’s a brewing frustration and ageless temptation 
To fight for control by some manipulation 

But the God of the Kingdoms and the God of the Nations 
The God of creation sends this revelation 
Thru the homeless and penniless Jesus the son 
The poor will inherit the Kingdom to come 

Where will we turn when our world falls apart, 
And all of the treasures we’ve stored in our barns 
Can’t buy the Kingdom of God? 

Who will we praise when we’ve praised all our lives 
men who build Kingdoms and men who build fame 
but heaven does not know their names? 

What will we fear when all that remains

Is God on His throne, with a child in his arms, and love in his eyes 

And the sound of his heart cries?

As I see more and more frustration growing in the world about the state of the economy, I can’t help but think of the lyric above. I believe it is almost prophetic in nature and in a few short phrases speaks abundantly to the state of our economy.  

It is amazing to me how big this economic thing really is. This isn’t just a problem in the United States, it is world over. 

I can’t help but realize that with all of this happening, God is screaming out for us to trust Him and to put our dependence on Him. It is not what the government is going to be able to do to help relieve the situation, but more about what God is able to do when we trust in Him for our needs.

As the lyric above mentions, there is power in poverty to break all principalities and bring all worldly authority down to their knees. It is a uniting force and I pray one that will focus our country and leaders on the things of God. I hope it will lead them to seek for God’s wisdom other than their own.

But, if none of that happens, may we as citizens focus on God and put our trust in His ability to provide and take care of our needs. 

I know it is not always easy to trust.  We have trusted the men who build kingdoms and fame, but now we see that crumbling before us. It is hard to learn to trust in what we can’t see, but I prefer to trust in what I can’t see than in what I can see that is subject to collapse and destruction.

May the divine economics of the Father lead us all to our knees and in desperation for the things of Him.