Spare a dime?

Deuteronomy 15:6 For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

Anytime a person or a nation leaves Biblical principles in favor of earthly wisdom they are walking quickly into error. Our leaders are spending money and continue to spend money that we do not have. Every second we go further into greater and greater debt; so much so that we will never be able to pay it back. The United States is in great debt and continues to keep spending someone else’s money.

Our passage refers God speaking to the nation of Israel, declaring the blessing God would shed upon them according to His faithful promise. One of the blessings was that Israel would lend to others and not borrow. Israel did not need a good credit score because they had enough to lend to others. That was their blessing and the consequence of that blessing resulted in Israel reigning over many nations. Who were the nations that they reigned over? The people they loaned money to. The United States is quickly becoming the servant of her lenders. There will come a pay day, when the creditors (China) will stop the lending and want their money back; then what?

Psalm 37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.