Daily Devotion: A Biblical View of Financial Bondage, Part One

Bible Reading: Romans 13:1-8

Key Verse: Verse 8 – "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law."

Key Words: Owe no man any thing, but to love one another

Financial bondage is a curse on our society. It is robbing our families of their love, joy, and peace. Financial bondage produces worry, fear, anxiety, and stress. To mishandle finances is a sin!

This devotion is certainly not intended to be a lecture but rather a blessing and a help for God’s people to be wise with God’s money.

If I were to ask you, “Are you in financial bondage?” the average person would say no. So let’s look and see if you are by looking at the financial bondage test.

1. If you cannot or do not give at least your tithe to God, you are in financial bondage (I Corinthians 16:2, II Corinthians 9:6-7, Haggai 1:6).
2. If you are envious of the property of others, you are in financial bondage (Psalm 73:1-3, I Timothy 6).
3. If you are insensitive to the needs of others, you are in financial bondage (II Corinthians 9:8, Luke 6:38, James 2:15-16).
4. If you do not pay back in a timely manner that which you have borrowed, you are in financial bondage (Psalm 37:21, Romans 13:7-8).
5. If your home is in turmoil over financial matters, you are in financial bondage (Hebrews 13:5, I Timothy 6:8).

I trust if you are in financial bondage that God will grant you victory over the sin in your life. We are told in I John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

What to do:
✞ Decide that by God’s grace and with God’s help you are to be free financially.

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