7th July 2006- Trust & Obey

Free From Debt!
By Kenneth Copeland

If you're up to your neck in debt today, I have good news for you. God wants to set you free from those debts and He has the power to do it.

I know. He did it for me.

I'll never forget it. I had $22,000 worth of bad debts at the time. I'd committed to God to pay them off and never borrow another dime--but it looked to me like I'd never be able to do it.

We didn't see how, but we believed that "God is able." Day by day we looked to God for our deliverance from debt. Not asking Him every day, but thanking Him because we believed we received when we prayed. Eleven months later, we were out of debt. As we looked back, nothing spectacular had happened, but God worked in our finances continuously. As we were faithful, He was faithful.

God can do the same thing for you if you'll dare to believe His Word. If you'll make a commitment before Him to get out from under those debts and then obey Him every step of the way.

As you look at your situation right now, you may not be able to see how you could ever get out of debt, much less stay that way. I felt that way too, at first. I just didn't see how I'd ever be able to do much of anything without borrowing money.

But He showed me how--and He'll do the same thing for you.

There's no debt too big and no business too complicated for Him to handle. If you'll trust Him to manage yours, He will bring you out on top...and you'll never have to be a slave to debt again.

• Point to Ponder: God wants to set you free from those debts and He has the power to do it.

• Scripture Reading: Psalm 37:21-40

• Verse: The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble. (Psalms 37:39)

• What you can do about it: Dare to believe His Word, make a commitment before Him to get out from under those debts and then obey Him every step of the way.

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Scripture Reading (Psalms 37:21-40):
37:21
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
37:22
those the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off.
37:23
If the Lord delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm;
37:24
though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
37:25
I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
37:26
They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.
37:27
Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.
37:28
For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones.
37:29
the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
37:30
The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.
37:31
The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.
37:32
The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, seeking their very lives;
37:33
but the Lord will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
37:34
Wait for the Lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
37:35
I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,
37:36
but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.
37:37
Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.
37:38
But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
37:39
The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
37:40
The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

New International Version

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