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Battle for the marketplace
Ezekiel 28:18
The marketplace is a spiritual battleground. God intends it to serve the purposes of his kingdom to bless the nations. On the other side, Satan is competing to control it for his evil purposes. Through unrighteous trade he seeks to dominate not only individuals and businesses, but also politics, the media, education, and even churches and families.
One way Satan controls people is through their lust for money. When we think of greed, we may think of rich, miserly people or the directors of an exploitive, multinational corporation. However, greed can be as prevalent among the poor. Lust for possessions can also be found among the ones who have the least. In Asia, this lust for money leads parents to break their -infants’ legs so that they can use these children as beggars. In America, it drives inner-city kids to kill other youths just to get their expensive athletic shoes.
The best way to break this spirit of greed is by responding in the opposite spiritèthrough acts of generosity.
How can you respond in generosity against the spirit of greed?
Other reading: Prov. 15:27; Luke 12:15; Eph. 5:3; 2 Peter 2:14.
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