Debt Cancellation

March 25, 2009

Today's Reading: Deuteronomy 15-16 and Romans 5

The reading I Deuteronomy talks about a celebration that took place every seven years amongst the ancient Israelites. Every seven years, everyone has their particular debts cancelled.

Man, just think if we did that today! I would just continually stay in school. I would spend seven years working on a new doctorate in a different subject. After 49 years, the 50th year would prove me the smartest man on the planet.

This little debt-canceling ritual reminds me of something that I have in my home. Every year, after I have accrued much debt on my credit cards, I use my tax refund to pay it off. It’s like I have my seven-year celebration every year, except I still owe money. Yeah, it is only somewhat cool. I mean, it isn’t like my debts get cancelled.

This year, though, I’m not certain whether my tax refund will cover all of my debt. Dang. I guess you can’t win them all. I also guess that I am assuming that my debt is probably going to increase as well. I suppose that something called my death is going to cancel it out, or something.

Of course, I really am sick of comparing the presence of sin in my life with the presence of debt. I guess most of us can relate with that, because sadly, when it comes down to it, we live for money. I hope that I am past it controlling me and everything I do, but still, money ain’t everything.

This is why I consider my debts as nothing. After all, the bible says in Romans when “sin increases, grace increases all the more”. Certainly this is true in this economy, when everyone is talking recession, and whispering depression.

I’m not at all worried about depression, but that is because I don’t feel like I’m not really living in it, really. I mean, I am not exactly pan-handling, and I’m not waiting in any breadlines or anything.

Something tells me that I might have to face some sort of hard times in my life. Maybe I will get through my whole life without ever facing a depression or a major war. I’m sure there will be times when I am going to come up short in some area in my life.

Just to let you know, God has got my back. I suppose that there is a seven-year debt cancellation for pretty much all time.