Read Lamentations 3:40
The book of Lamentations consists of poetry expressing great sadness and grief and offers instructions and hope to the survivors of a fallen Jerusalem. In the Scripture for this week’s devotional, we read instructions for the survivors. First, they conducted a self-examination, which is an opportunity for them to reflect on their life. In this reflection, they analyzed their words, thoughts, and deeds to determine if they aligned with God. If not, it was a chance to ask God for forgiveness and to purge the sins or wickedness out of their life. The self-examination is also an opportunity to recalibrate life by returning to the fundamentals, which is a spiritually disciplined life with God at the center.
The logic applied to an examination and recalibration of one’s life on this Christian journey can be applied to this week’s learning on the tools for economic analysis. Organizational leaders and managers must make sound business decisions that involve investments in goods and services for serving their customers and patients. However, decisions must be made based on sound data and not on anecdotal evidence. Therefore, organizations depend on tools for economic analysis such as elasticities, forecasting, cost benefit analysis, and cost utility analysis, to determine the quantity and location for distributing goods and services. At times, leadership makes strategic decisions to acquire or merge with other similar businesses that eventually lead to closures resulting in streamlined business operations, cost efficiencies, and higher profit margins. Similar to the Scripture of returning to the Lord, organizations that are able to improve efficiencies and effectiveness both operationally and financially are returning to the fundamentals of delivering goods and services to meet the consumers’ demands.
As we reflect on this week’s Scripture, consider the challenge to recalibrate life to bring you back into the presence of God in all aspects of your life. May you always rely on the Holy Spirit to grant you with wisdom and encouragement to make the right decisions and take the right actions that glorify God. We want to always walk in God’s divine purpose for our life. The Bible does not tell us that it will be an easy journey, but we are assured that this walk will glorify our Father when we do it with a pure heart of obedience.
As you embark upon the learning for the week, also consider the following questions.
- As we reflect on Jesus, who served the least of them during His earthly ministry, what laws are beneficial to improving the health outcomes of the underserved citizens in our community?
- What economic analysis tool could you apply proficiently in making a case for improving an organization’s financial position?
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