God has some very specific financial instruction in scripture. Today we’re talking about what he says about assuming the financial risks of others, and what that means for us when we're not in that particular situation.
Today’s Big Question:
Whose risks are you willing to take?
Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 6:1-5
My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor[a]
or entered into an agreement with a stranger,
you have been snared by the words of your mouth
trapped by the words from your mouth.
Do this, then, my son, and free yourself,
for you have put yourself in your neighbor’s power:
Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor.
Don’t give sleep to your eyes
or slumber to your eyelids.
Escape like a gazelle from a hunter,
like a bird from a hunter’s trap.
Other verses referenced in this episode:
Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure. (Proverbs 11:15)
One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security
in the presence of his neighbor. (Proverbs 17:18)
Be not one of those who give pledges,
who put up security for debts. (Proverbs 22:26)
“God wants every one of us to take responsibility for himself. But if you put your financial future in the hands of someone the banks already think is a bad risk, you are acting irresponsibly yourself and encouraging irresponsibility in the other person.” - Raymond C Ortlund Jr
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