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10.21.08

Wall Street’s Unscalable Wall

Proverbs 18:11
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it an unscalable wall.

The last couple months I have watched financial development after development once considered unimaginable transpire. It has left me pondering that various small developments can accumulate into consequences unforseen, unintended and uncomfortable. The wall street (whatever you want to call it) problem has created a lot of feelings from unease, fear, anger, and so on. I would venture to guess that it has not heightened our level of trust and feelings of security. It has caused me to reassess once again where my faith and trust lies.

I am hopeful that many other Americans are moving past their feelings of unease, fear, anger and contemplating where their cash, 401k and other investements lie in their protection scheme. I use the word protection because isn’t that what our wealth vehicles are selling? AIG has a now infamous slogan of “The Strength to Be There.” I could name myriad other slogans that all read about the same. At the gym I thoroughly inspected an advertisement for Met Life (It was in the bathroom stall. What else do you have to do?) which stated “Guarantees for the IF in Life.” At the bottom of the advertisement was a clarification that their guarantees were dependent upon their ability to pay. We may laugh at AIG’s hubris now, but how many of us are banking (no pun intended) that the US Government / Federal Reserve can solve our problems. For my money, (ok, I intended that one) I believe that we need to reevaluate our need for smooth sailing in this life and substantially devalue our trust in our wealth.

I pray I can be more fully invested in Jesus and his promises and leave you with the words of the apostle Paul.

First Timothy 6:17 - 19
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

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