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Following is an excerpt of "God's Law of Supply and Demand" by Steve Wagers added on 10/16/2009.
God's Law of Supply and Demand
Pastor Steve N. Wagers
2 Kings 4: 1-7
September 9. 2009

1. The PROBLEM that She FACED!
A) A Tragic Death
B) A Terrible Debt
2. The PRESCRIPTION that She FOLLOWED!
A) The Demand Placed Upon Her
B) The Desire Placed Within Her
3. THE PROVISION that She FOUND!
A) How it was Supplied
B) Why that was Stopped

The study of Economics can be traced back to Plato, Aristotle and many Roman master minds such as Cicero and Virgil. Modern Economics is attributed to the early 20th century economist John Milton Keynes. He stated that economics was "the study of choice and decision-making in a world with limited resources."

The world of Economics involves many principles, however the underlying principle is what is knows as "The Law of Supply and Demand." Supply speaks of those goods that are available, while Demand denotes the desire for those available goods.

In an unrestricted economy when supply overtakes demand a surplus will result, causing deflation. However, when demand overtakes supply, it will result in inflation. The greatest modern example of demand overtaking supply would be The Great Depression.

After WWII, the government created the GDP, which stands for "Gross Domestic Product." The GDP measures the total output of the economy, measured by its final purchase price.

I recently read a comparison of world governments.

Communism: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and gives you part of the milk.

Socialism: You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.

Fascism: You have two cows. The government takes both cows and sells you the milk.

Nazism: You have two cows. The government takes both cows, and then shoots you.

Bureaucracy: You have two cows. The government takes both of them, shoots one, milks the other, then pours the milk down the drain.

Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell one of them and buy a bull.

Democracy: Everyone has two cows. A vote is taken, and whatever the majority decides to do, you do, and that's no bull!

From a spiritual standpoint, I believe the Law of Supply and Demand is valid as well. In fact, there are 2 spiritual laws that can never be broken. One is the law of spiritual harvest. In other words, we REAP what we SOW.
"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. [8] For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting." (Galatians 6: 8-9)

The second spiritual law that cannot be broken is the Law of Supply and Demand. Simply put, spiritually speaking, our demand can affect God's supply. In other words, what we demand of God can have a great impact on what we receive from God.

God's law of supply and demand is demonstrated in the story of the widow in 2 Kings 4.

1. The PROBLEM that She FACED!

I think about a monk who ...

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