On
September 29th the world’s financial markets all suffered
huge losses. In the United States alone, the Dow Jones declined over
777 points causing investors to lose over $1.2 trillion, the largest
one-day loss ever. It was called the worst financial crisis since the
Great Depression. Unfortunately it sparked panic selling and we
witnessed even more dramatic losses in the stock market for the next 10
days.
While the
media recounted the dramatic collapse, another very important event took
place. At midnight the blast of the shofar or ram’s horn marked the
beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year or the High Holy Days.
Each New Year, for ten days the Jewish people engage in personal
reflection and soul searching which ends with Yom Kippur.
It’s
interesting that the ten day period of soul searching exactly paralleled
the stock market panic. But on day 11, the market turned from a 600
point decline early in the day to an upswing of over 900. It’s been up
and down every since.
Personally
I don’t believe in coincidences. Instead, I believe the stock market
collapse and this year’s blast of the shofar was a wake-up call to God’s
people. This country and the world are headed for an even greater
financial crisis, and our Lord in His infinite mercy is telling His
people to get prepared.
For years
I’ve been hearing Christians talk about how God has been calling them to
get out of debt. My family heard that call too.
None of us really understood why we were feeling
the need, but just knew we needed to take action and clear out the
credit card debt, personal loans, and even mortgages. Is the reason
clearer today?
It’s not
my intention to cause any fear. God will give us the time we need to get
things in order. Rather, my hope is to get you motivated. NOW IS THE
TIME TO GET OUT OF DEBT! I can’t get any plainer than that.
