The Bible's Business PlanSample

“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go. Oh, that you had paid attention to my commandments...” Isaiah 48:17-18a ESV

BUSINESS BIBLE

You may have heard you can’t time the market. The Bible says the economy is cyclical, and you can profit from it. In business, there is a work week, and there are economic cycles. Moses is the first to record that the economy is cyclical, has a 7-day week, a 7-year business cycle, and a 7 X 7 (or a 50-year) cycle called the Jubilee. When you understand economic design, you can profit from economic cycles.

Before Moses codifies economic principles, Joseph profits from them. Joseph manages the world’s largest economy through 7 years of growth and 7 years of recession. He understands the economy is cyclical, saves 1/5th during growth years, and buys when prices decline. He corners the commodities markets and then, in the greatest act of charity in human history, gives grain to the nation and only charges 1/5th, a 20% tax on yield. Saving 1/5th saves the nation and the world! 1/5th becomes the price of redemption.

Are you saving 1/5th?

PRAY

Lord, teach me to pay attention to your commands, to save and to profit.