The recession has hit every country hard and has got the entire world shaken up, including the Christian world. Most Christians are asking themselves or their pastors, why is there a recession? Sadly, many have forgotten that God is Sovereign even over the recession. Yes, God does have a purpose even behind this recession.

Many of you are probably thinking that God is very cruel to allow the recession or why would God do something like this? Let us take a look at God’s word and see what could possibly be the purpose behind a recession? Remember, Scripture always has an answer to everything. Why is there a recession, how do you beat it? All the answers are in the scriptures, you just need to find it.

When I heard about the recession, the first verse that came to mind was Exodus 20:5 “Our God is a jealous God”. What does this have to do with the recession? To answer that, here is yet another verse, Matthew 6:24 “You cannot serve both God and Money.” I think the recession is here because we have chosen the wrong master. Our God is a jealous God and wants us to serve just one master, HIM! The recession is here to bring us back to God and give Him the Glory due his name.

Take a look at the world around, what is it about the recession that has affected us? Lack of money! Yes, definitely we all need money, there is no debating it but have we let God decide how much money we need? Most of us have a target salary and we don’t settle for anything less than that. In reality, what we are doing is, trusting our money to meet our needs and not God! By this act we are causing our God to be jealous. 

When you are not content in your okay paying job and are constantly on the look out for more money, you’re not honoring God, you’re dishonoring him! You are telling God “Hey God, money is more important to me and sorry I don’t trust you can provide for me and my family if I’m not doing enough earning!” You are telling God that He doesn’t know what you need and that you Infact know better.

How do you treat money and jobs? The book of Haggai really offers us one of the best perspectives. Haggai 1: 6 “You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it”. Isn’t that true? Don’t you feel like the money we earn is never sufficient? We as Christians ought not to be troubled by the recession but depend on the Lord for meeting our needs. Philippians 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Money, sadly today is our main concern. We forget that we worship a Jealous God! He will strip away distractions to bring you back to him.

Let this time of recession be a stripping away of your love for money and a time of giving our Jealous God his dues!

About the Author Esther Rathnam:

Hi! I am 23 and bubbling with life. I love life and ever since Christ came in there has been meaning and more joy to it. I have tons of friends and a huge family(practically half the city’s population is known to me). For those of you who think being a Christian is boring or taxing, I am here to let you know that you are missing out on a whole lot of fun! There is no greater joy than knowing Christ, Amen!