Proverbs 22:7
The
rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
The
Lord is warning us here about borrowing.
When we borrow money we become servant to the lender. We are under their conditions and we are not
as free as we could be to follow the Lord’s leading. When a believer owes money, that money is to
be paid before any future purchases are made.
If we have the money to pay what we owe, we need to pay it back as soon
as possible. Sometimes debt can be
appropriate. If we borrow money for
something that increases in value and is a necessity, such as a home, we are
technically investing. The amount of
money we owe on something should be less than what that item is worth if we
were to liquidate, sell it for cash, it.
When we borrow money for vacations, food or a things that decrease in
value, we fell the weight of being servant to the lender. We have that debt hanging over us far after
the enjoyment of the item passes. We are
not free to enjoy things because we are paying for something that is already
past. Before we enter into any sort of loan
we must consider the wisdom behind it and whether the Lord is using for
provision or is it moving outside of His provision. We want to serve one Master and one Master
only.
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