Follow God's Economy!
"To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given… to
bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which
for ages has been hidden in God who created all things."
Ephesians 3: 8-9
When we hear about “the administration” or “the economy,” the news
can be good or bad. If we're not careful, we can set our hopes on the
government or the economy to determine our future well-being. What
we forget is that God has an administration, an economy, that
rules
over all those on earth.
In fact, we get our English word “economy” from the Greek word
oikonomia. This word (and related forms) occurs eighteen times
in New Testament, all based on the word oikos, or
“household.”
So, an economy or administration is the overseeing of property,
responsibility, a household—or even a national economy—by a
group of stewards.
(Paul was a steward—an oikonomos—of the grace of God.)
Human administrators are just small players in God’s great
eternal economy. Our trust is in Him and His
“administrative ability,” not in man.
When you read the headlines today, remember
Who is really in charge of the economy.
"Nothing whatever surprises God; all things that
happen are absolutely certain from all eternity
because they are all embraced in God’s eternal plan."
J. Gresham Machen
