There is one thing certain about our economy - it is uncertain . There are periods when "consumer confidence" is high . The United States government presents glowing reports of a reduced national debt. Interest rates are low and unemployment is down . The flip side of the coin is our trade deficit is enormous . The stock market is extremely volatile and the word economy is shaky . {{ Norman Cousins , editor of the "Saturday Review " , made a very perceptive statement about 40 years ago . }} It was true then , but it's even truer now . " We are so busy extending ourselves and increasing the size and ornamentation of our personal kingdom that we have hardly considered that no age in history has had so many loose props under it as our own . " We are so busy buying that we have failed to realize there are some moral screws loose in our society . The foundation is cracking . We might be just investing our money in the wrong places . The Bible presents eternal financial principles that make sense . It reveals financial secrets that most of the world does not know . It encourages us to reevaluate our priorities -to seek the enternal rather than earthly . God's word leads us to make investments that will pay off in the long run.
References : Psalms 50 : 10 - 12 Haggai 2 : 8 Psalms 24 : 1 Isiah 43 : 1 Peter 1 : 18
