Your Eden Work

It was said that one day Dr. Martin Luther King visited the headquarters of one of the top Black-owned businesses at that time.  And at that time there were protests and a schism between his “camp”, that believed in achieving equality through non-violent means, and the other camp, that believed that violence might even be appropriate in some cases to achieve what they termed, “Black power.” He looked around at the headquarters building of the business he was visiting and at the depth and breadth of their business operations, turned to the owner and said, “Now this is Black power.”

Of course, as we all know, Dr. King was not just for equal rights for Black people, but for all people.  And all races and backgrounds of people were involved in “the movement” to bring about change.  The above anecdote demonstates that he recogized that entrepreneurship was real economic power, and that economic power was real power.

That’s what we need in this country now: a movement away from economic slavery and toward economic freedom.  This would solve many of the problems we face today. 

I was watching a commercial on television last night, and it was for one of those internet job placement companies.  The message at the end of the commercial said, “Don’t fight Mondays,” and “your calling is calling.”  The implication is that most people can fulfill their calling in a job.  This, unfortunately, is the mentality that most Americans have been brainwashed into today.

Most of us Christians, as well, fall for this nonsense.  Sure, thank God for the job you have and that you have a job to support yourself and your family, but have the God-given sense to recognize that for 95-99% of us, this is not our calling. 

But don’t take my word for it, what does His word, the Bible, say?

Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you–although if you can gain your freedom, do so. - 1 Cor. 7:21 (NIV) (italics mine)

Another translation says:

Are you a slave? Don’t let that worry you-but if you get a chance to be free, take it. - 1 Corinthians 7:21 (NLT) (italics mine)

Can it be said more clearly?  Our modern-day translation of “slave” is “employee.”  So if we are an employee (and the end of this verse is in the part of speech called the imperative, or command), we are commanded to become free; this is not a suggestion.  This doesn’t mean to immediately quit your job, but to begin the process of learning about how to move in that direction.  Hopefully, that’s why you are here reading this blog!

Moving in the direction of and achieving entrepreneurship, I believe, is moving into true economic freedom. 

What are your thoughts?

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