Count on each other but only depend on Him!

August6, 2012

Proverbs6:4-5     “Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.”

            As we learned in the previous three verses, Solomon warns against co-signing a loan or vouching for someone you don’t know intimately well. Here in these verses, Solomon tells us that it is so important by telling us not to even go to sleep without trying to put an end to such an agreement.

            Why is this so important to business dealings?  Does this relate to more than the deal itself? In business dealings as well as personal relationships, it is critical not to have parties dependent on one another solely. In my business life as a contract administrator, it was a requirement that no more than 10% of a company’s gross income could come from my company---Why? If the other company was so dependent on my business to make their payroll, I could negotiate a positive deal for us that would force them to eventually go out of business. On the other hand, I could become so dependent on them for their product, I may be forced to pay exorbitant prices.

Lord, we love you today and realize in business and in life, we must only be dependent on You. Your rewards have been guaranteed and our trust insured to make a partnership that cannot fail.  Help us to count on each other but to only depend on You and Your Word. For Your service we live.    Amen.