Jesus said very pointedly to His disciples in Matthew 5:13, “You are the salt of the earth . . .” Thus, His expectation of us is to effect the preservation of the world; Spiritually, socioculturally, intellectually, and economically. He would therefore empower us with His Spirit to lead us and guide us to effect His will for us; being the salt of the earth. The urgency is now!
Whereas the articles on this site focus primarily on Spirituality, this article focuses on our economic well being. It proposes how God would use anyone that is willing to be lead by Him in spite of any criticism that may arise.
A good example is when God used Joseph in Genesis 41 to give Pharaoh a strategy for adverting the effect of an oncoming 7-year famine. He could likewise inspire believers with strategies for their enterprises to prove to corporate America how to revitalize our economy with long-term inherent sustainability.
Proverbs 11:10-11. “When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices . . . By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted . . .” Accordingly, everyone who has been made the righteousness of God [2 Corinthians 5:21] through Jesus Christ has the innate potential to make a positive impact on humanity as pertaining to life and godliness [2 Peter 1:3], which I believe with my total being.
Given that Faith without acting on it is dead (useless) according to James 2:17 I am acting on what I believe. I hope to contribute to others focusing on Proverbs 11:10-11 whether they do or do not presently have something in the works. Because, individually and collectively we can make differences Spiritually, socioculturally, intellectually, and economically until our Blessed Lord blows the Trumpet.
Regardless to any reports about the economy’s volatility, we must focus on what the Bible says specifically about the economic well being for people that trust in God: Jeremiah 17:7-8:
- “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD.
- For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.”
In this reference, “drought” denotes bad economy and “yielding fruit” equates to being productive. Therefore, in spite of a bad economy we will be productive.
What the Bible teaches must ALWAYS cause our expectations of our God to override any negative projections economists or the government give about the national or global economy. Because, what God says prevails given that His word absolutely CANNOT return to Him void. Rather, it will accomplish what pleases Him (what is on His mind when He speaks) according to Isaiah 55:11.
The New Testament reference, Romans 15:4, says, “. . . whatever things were written before [Old Testament days] were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” We therefore must believe the reference in Jeremiah 17:7-8.
Our God has not changed; CANNOT change. He is still the Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent, and Sovereign Jehovah. Just as He inspired Joseph millenniums ago, He could likewise inspire people today with ideas for being entrepreneurs and inspire us with business strategies that could impact our country and the world.
The big picture is that God could inspire us with strategies that could cause our enterprises to grow enormously. They could capture the attention of corporate America’s stockholders and cause them to wonder how we are so successful. That is precisely what I hope to accomplish by my company’s modus operandi being as described in Renaissance In Corporate America.
Stockholders learning of our prosperity from helping others to succeed could consequently cause them to dictate that the companies in which they own shares also implement strategies comparable to ours, which could ultimately give stockholder greater returns on their investments. The result could produce a strong economy with long-term inherent sustainability.
Napoleon Hill is noted for saying, “Whatever Your Mind Can Conceive And Believe, It Can Achieve”. However true this might be, the achiever is limited only to what her/his mind has the capacity to conceive.
This realization is why our reliance must be on Ephesians 3:20, “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think (conceive), according to the power (the Holy Spirit) that works in us . . .” This reference most definitely proves that our achievements ARE NOT limited to what we can conceive. Because, the Holy Spirit working in us, inspiring us, AND directing us, will do exceedingly abundantly more through us than we are able to conceive.
Remember Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding [your logic]; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” No one can make a path standing still. One has to be going forward . . . taking action, which would give God something for which to inspire us with directions.
Proverbs 16:3 says, “Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established”. This tells us that if we truly entrust our businesses endeavors to God, He will give us ideas and inspire us with strategies to implement them. Thus, our thoughts will become realities and success would be inevitable.
If we trust in the Lord, if we acknowledge Him in making business decisions, and if we commit our businesses to Him and then don’t experience what these references teach, it invalidates the Bible, which our God most definitely WILL NOT let happen. Therefore, our success is inevitable.
Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, “let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven”. Us contributing to revitalizing our economy would be apart of our good works that would glorify our heavenly Father.
If I allow circumstances to stop me, my actions would demonstrate to our Almighty God that I don’t believe that He can do what the Bible teaches. I can’t have that on my conscience. So, I keep going.
What I can attest to is this. Every time I reach an impasse our Heavenly Father intervenes in inconceivable ways as mentioned on Miraculous Experiences. Consequently, my intent is to maximize my potential for being the salt of the earth as Jesus said we would be in Matthew 5:13 until He blows the Trumpet.
Note what our Blessed Lord said in John 15:7-8, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.”
Note the four points in the breakdown:
1. Two conditions: If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you
2. The privilege: you will ask what you desire
3. The result: it shall be done for you, which glorifies God
4. The bottom line cause for asking must be: that you bear much fruit
I wrote Renaissance In Corporate America as the result of an inspiration by the Holy Spirit extrapolating on my memory of how my former pastor (the late Bishop I. W. Winans) contributed to the Spiritual and economic viability of his congregation. The Holy Ghost made me realize that by being Born-again I consequently have my Heavenly Father’s Spirit of giving: He gave His only begotten Son. Therefore, given I too have the spirit of giving my business is not for me only but to bless others and ultimately the country.
Renaissance In Corporate America is what I envision as making an impact on our economy, i. e., perpetuating economic growth in communities as referred to in Comprehensive Evangelism. Thus, Renaissance In Corporate America would be incorporated in Comprehensive Evangelism, which would bear much “fruit” and ultimately bring Glory to our Almighty God: Jehovah in the Old Testament incarnated as Jesus in the New Testament.
