Jesus on Money (25) - God Blesses Capital

God blesses capital when it is acquired righteously and used wisely.

A crop in the ground is an investment. The seed the farmer plants in the ground could have eaten for immediate satisfaction of want. The farmer postpones his consumption hoping for a greater return in the future.

Cattle were capital in biblical times. The farmer decides not the kill his heifer, because the hopes to gain a stream of milk and calves into the future.

Baskets and kneading troughs are capital equipment that make people more productive in their work.

God promised to bless the crops and the cattle of his people.

The crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks will be blessed. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed (Deut 28:4-5).

God promised to bless their capital possessions. He blesses righteous wealth that is used wisely.