Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. 8 Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
The problem of ballooning individual, and national debt will have to be addressed sooner or later, for the principle of borrowing from future incomes, to pay for current needs is a system which is in itself a self-fulfilling prophecy of failure, for if a system does not include replenishing it will crash. Some boast of us being the richest country on earth, and that may be true, to some extent.
But, when you drill down into the claim, you would find a system of highly inflated wealth based on the finances infused by others. Our real worth, in terms of wealth, is that which is ours, minus that which isn’t really ours. The same is true on an individual level, for your net worth, in terms of wealth is that which is yours, minus that which isn’t yours. When God created the earth, He established the principle whereby the planet can be sustained on an ongoing basis.
And, He gave to us the system of replenishing whatsoever is used. In that way, whatever resources have to be utilized in sustaining life, must be put back to former levels for wherever outflow is greater than inflow there is going to be a problem. Take for instance, the great Colorado River, and the two massive dams which it feeds…. Romans 13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep, for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Romans 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!