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In our last post, we spoke about the cosmic crossroads at which every person stands: Will you live like an animal, ruled by instinct, survival, and appetite? Or will you awaken to the truth that you are a divine spark—made in God’s image, placed in human form to reign, not just survive?

As the saying goes,

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin)

But to live like an animal is easy. It demands nothing. It is passive.

And the entire world system—engineered by the god of this age (2 Corinthians 4:4)—knows this. Satan has built a society that caters to the lowest frequencies of our being: lust, fear, pride, greed, pleasure. He knows that if he can keep our attention tethered to our animal biological consciousness, we will forget who we are, where we come from, and why we’re here.

“And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.“ (Romans 1:28)

“Debased minds”—that’s Pauline language for fallen perception, corrupted consciousness. To live in that state is to live like animals: ruled by base instincts and dominated by survival thinking.

Survival of the fittest, Darwin called it—language that was used to justify racism, slavery, colonialism, and corporate exploitation. The system speaks the serpent’s tongue. “Survival of the fittest” is the language of slavery.

If Satan can debase the mind of a man or of a whole society, then he can reduce them to brute beasts—beasts of burden, to be used, drained, and discarded. So long as they are useful and cost-effective.

Does that sound familiar?

THE MODERN SLAVE SYSTEM: USEFUL UNTIL YOU’RE NOT

Let’s be honest: a slave remains a slave, no matter what name you give it. There’s no real difference between a slave and a beast of burden—just another creature made to carry the weight—to do a job.

The corporate structure is the modern house of bondage—it is still Egypt. It doesn’t have to be, but it is. The moment you’re no longer profitable—you’re let go. Not with a funeral. Not with honour. But with a corporate communique.

Unlike our Creator, whose face is always turned toward us in lovingkindness, the face of corporations is anonymous. It smiles in branding, but behind the curtain of advertising is a spreadsheet. No name, no mercy, no memory.

And now you remember how faithful and hardworking you were? All those “sacrifices”? All the unpaid overtime? All the weekends you didn’t go to visit your family? Every time you avoided church because you were exhausted from serving the machine?All the times you put your dreams, your health, your calling, and your God on hold?

Or maybe that is the truth; we swapped our one true God for another—and the new god turned out to be a tyrant.

We abandoned the Shepherd who walks with us in the cool of the day for a machine that demands constant motion fuelled by blood, sweat and tears. We traded the gentle whisper of divine love for the cold hum of fluorescent lights and inhumane expectations. We bowed to productivity, efficiency, and profit, and called it progress. But this god—this idol made not of gold or stone but of policy, branding, and economic calculus—has no heart. It neither sees you nor knows your name. It does not comfort the broken, heal the sick, or restore the weary. It only asks: What can you produce? And how cheaply can you produce it?

And when you can no longer answer that call, it casts you aside—not with grief, but with a quarterly report.

We have been given this one precious life on earth. Is this truly what we should be using it for? Are we spending our days for a promise that is constantly being pushed further out of reach—a pension whose age of access keeps rising (currently 67 in the UK, with whispers of 70), even as the economy collapses and governments teeter on bankruptcy? When you finally get there, will it even exist? And more importantly—who will take care of you then?

Your “pension” seems all but guaranteed to evaporate.

Not just because of poor management—but because the truth is darker than most dare admit. That money—the contributions deducted faithfully from your labour each month—isn’t sitting in a vault somewhere, waiting to bless you in your twilight years. It’s already been spent. Diverted. Absorbed into bloated bureaucracies, endless entitlements, and government liabilities. The system relies on tomorrow’s workers to pay for yesterday’s promises. It is a slow-moving Ponzi scheme disguised as prudence.

And then there’s the silent thief: inflation.

Even if your pension still exists on paper, it will buy you less than a whisper. You are being paid in vapour. As we inch towards economic collapse and the spectre of hyperinflation rises like a beast from the deep, the currency you’ve stored your hope in will dissolve—like mist before the blazing sun.

INFLATION: ECONOMIC WARFARE

We’ve been exporting inflation.

For decades, Western powers—especially the United States and its dollar-pegged allies—have enjoyed an artificial standard of living by trading worthless paper for real products. Through the illusion of reserve currency status and global financial dominance, we’ve handed other nations fiat money—digits on a screen, conjured through keystrokes—and received in return tangible goods: electronics, clothing, fuel, raw materials and even food.

Even when those goods are designed with planned obsolescence in mind—meant to break down, degrade, or require replacement—they are still real. They require labour, resources, time, and transportation. Meanwhile, the currency we offer in exchange is increasingly detached from value.

So we haven’t yet experienced the full consequence of our expanding money supply. The effects of all this “money printing” i.e. creation out of thin air, have been outsourced. But this shell game cannot go on forever.

At some point, other nations will wake up to the scam. They will no longer want to trade real value for empty promises (promissory notes i.e. IOU’s). And when that realisation reaches critical mass, the tsunami will return to sender. The flood of rejected currency—once out of circulation and parked abroad—will come rushing back to the countries where it can still technically be spent.

When that day comes, the result won’t be a gradual rise in prices. It will be an economic reckoning.

You will see inflation numbers with two digits. Then three. Then four.

And your currency will feel like sand in your hands.

This is because inflation is not a rise in the price of goods. That’s just the surface symptom. The truth is far more insidious: Inflation is the devaluation of currency itself.

It’s not that a loaf of bread became more precious. It’s that your money became less valuable. Goods remain what they are—with real, intrinsic value. But when the medium of exchange is poisoned, you need more of it to buy the exact same thing. You are not paying more because it’s worth more. You’re paying more because your money is worth less.

The problem isn’t the bread. The problem is the lie we call money.

This is not security. It is deferred betrayal. A trap baited with false assurances. And tragically, you weren’t just sold a pension plan. You were sold a promise of peace—a secular salvation. But only one Shepherd is faithful to the end. And it’s not the fund manager. This is why the Saviour stated, categorically:

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:19-21, ESV)

I guarantee you don’t like this verse and you skip over it when it comes into view. And why? Because you do not understand that He wants to protect you from thieves and con artists. And yet heavens bank account is the only true sovereign wealth fund.

REFLECTION: STORE YOUR WEALTH WHERE IT CANNOT BE STOLEN

In a world obsessed with accumulating material wealth, this passage challenges us to rethink where we truly store our riches. Earthly possessions—money, property, valuables—are vulnerable to loss, decay, and theft. No matter how secure we try to make them, they remain fleeting and fragile.

Jesus calls us instead to invest in something eternal: treasures in heaven. These treasures—acts of kindness, faith, love, generosity, and obedience to God—cannot be corrupted or taken away. They build lasting value beyond our lifetime, securing a legacy of the soul rather than the wallet.

A common thief steals what is within reach—tools, possessions, anything not firmly secured. But educate that thief, and he becomes far more dangerous: armed with knowledge, he will exploit your trust and use your own resources against you, convincing you that his theft is actually a favour. Sound familiar? Bosses? Government representatives? Even clergy? Be careful of those who promise you peace and security while quietly taking everything you have. This is the essence of the con—leading you not only into loss but into deception, sending you down a path toward ruin while making you welcome the journey as if it were salvation.

This doesn’t mean that God wants you to be poor. Rather, He wants you to store your “wealth” where it cannot be stolen by the god of this world and his accomplices (John 10:10). It doesn’t imply that you lose control over your resources or that they disappear. On the contrary, it means that when you invest your life energy—because money is essentially an extension of your effort—you retain full access to it whenever you need to make a withdrawal. The key difference is that the enemy cannot reach or steal what is securely deposited in God’s kingdom.

When we prioritise heavenly wealth depositing, our hearts align with eternal purposes. Our security is no longer dependent on unstable material things but on the unshakeable promises of God. This reorientation frees us from fear of loss and opens us to live generously, knowing our true treasure is safe forever.

Choose carefully where you invest your time. Because you are spending your life—and you will not get a refund.

You weren’t serving God. You were worshipping at Babylon’s altar, trading your divine inheritance for illusory security—a mirage, a Fata Morgana. The reality is that corporations are only giving you what belongs to you in the first place. Mortgages, for instance, are a prime example. You pay three times the value of a home over 30 years for the privilege of borrowing money that banks create out of nothing based on your signature.

Picture a donkey chasing a carrot on a stick… and being beaten with a rod.

We, the Church, have had misplaced loyalty and devotion. We misallocated our sacrifices. And why? Because we tried to save ourselves.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge… you have forgotten the law of your God” (Hosea 4:6)

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” (Deuteronomy 8:3)

“Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit” (Zechariah 4:6)

Even our language has been corrupted. Notice how we say “earning a living” as if life itself must be purchased with labour. But life is a gift—not a wage. The moment we tie our worth to productivity, we deny the grace of existence.

The entire edifice of modern labour culture—”grind till you die,” “rise and hustle,” “sleep is for the weak“—is not just unhealthy. It’s demonic. It whispers the ancient lie: You shall be as gods. But the true God invites us to rest, to Sabbath, to dwell with Him. He doesn’t measure us by output, but by intimacy.

This is not a call to laziness. It is a call to alignment with God’s economy.

Only in Christ do we find rest that is also fruitful:

“Come unto me, all you that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest… for my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30).

You are not a beast of burden. You are a beloved child.

It’s time to live like it.

DEVOTIONAL PRAYER

Father who loves me deeply,

forgive me for the idols I bowed to without knowing. For trusting systems built on sand instead of Your eternal Word, on the rock of relationship. I’ve exchanged intimacy with You for transactions with men. I have misplaced my loyalty and sacrifice to companies and corporations instead of you. I confess my fear, my striving, my slavery to productivity and performance. I no longer want to earn my worth. You’ve already declared it. I break covenant with Babylon and renew covenant with You. Let me live by every word that proceeds from Your mouth. Teach me to rest in Your promises, not grind for man’s approval. Or chase elusive carrots designed to stay outside my reach.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

MEMORY VERSE

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
(Romans 12:2a, NIV)

5 QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION

1. In what ways have I internalised the world’s system of earning, striving, and performance?
2. Where am I still seeking security from man-made systems instead of God’s covenant?
3. Have I confused productivity with purpose? How can I realign with Kingdom priorities?
4. What false gods (e.g., career, pension, applause, corporate identity) have I sacrificed to?
5. What would a lifestyle look like that is structured around God’s rhythm of rest and reign, rather than toil and terror?

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