Life is checkered and punctuated with seasons; the

rainy season and the dry seasons if you live I this

part of the hemisphere. winter, spring, summer, and
fall if you live in the other hemisphere. Ecclesiastes
3: 1 says there are season and time for everything.
There are times we have a surplus in our lives and
there are also times we lack and experience scarcity.
When many people living in a geographic location
experience lack and shortage at the same time, it is
called a recession. Recession is simply economic
scarcity experienced in a nation over a period.
In the Bible, you read words like famine, drought,
hunger, starvation, etc indicating that the reality of
recession is as historic as humanity. There is a
staggering statistic: there are more than seven million
people in the world that are too poor to survive. No
nation has been immune to the experience of lack and
recession; every country experiences it in various
forms and degrees.
At its core, this book in hour hands is about biblical
economics. Each chapter has a story and each story has
a lesson or more on how men and women survived and
thrived in recession. In this book, I have examined the
lives of major characters in other to see how God
provides and sustains his people during a recession.
In chapter one, we see how God sustained Abram even
though he went down to Egypt as against the will of
God. The promise God made with Abram was able to
sustain Abram and pull him through the period of
recession. God still preserved Abram and Sarai in Egypt
and also preserved the sanctity of their union because
of his covenant and promise to Abram.
Chapter two opens up with the story of Isaac and his
feminine experience. He would have made the mistake of
his father, but God called his attention to stay and
look inwards. Here we see three dimensions to
prosperity in the life of Isaac and the part obedience
to God's instructions played in taking Isaac out of
famine.
Joseph is the closest type and shadow of Jesus in the
old testament, and how he saved the world during a
famine is the subject of discussion in chapter three.
In this chapter I will re-introduce you to Joseph again
will talk about some principles and wisdom from the
actions Joseph took to save his generation during a
famine.
Ruth the grandmother of King David, widow, and
daughter-in-law of Naomi left Moab with Naomi and came
into prosperity in Bethlehem. Her character of loyal
love and commitment contrasts that of Elimelech the
husband of Naomi. The story if Ruth is indeed an
interesting subject of study.
In chapter five I explain to you the law of cause and
effect in another dimension. David, the great-grandson
of Ruth had to deal with famine because of the sins of
the house of Saul. We see how violation of the covenant
and unthankfulness can bring upon a recession in our
personal lives.
In chapter six, we see how Elijah survived famine by
living out of the mouth of God by playing by the ear. I
made it clear that your provision and supply, most
often than not, is tied to a vision or an assignment.
God has already commanded a provision for you.
Elisha succeeded Elijah and experienced famines. I
explained some harsh realities of famine as we see four
lepers take a step of faith from famine into abundance
even as we see that unbelief can prevent breakthroughs
and success. The word of God from the mouth of a
prophet is very powerful and comes with rewards. We
shall see the different types of prophet rewards and
some benefits of prayer before we conclude chapter
seven.
Two famines occurred during the time of Elisha, thus in
chapter eight, from the story of the Shunammite woman I
explained the principle of supernatural total
restoration. Her encounter with the prophet of God
ensured her breakthrough. I also discussed the dynamics
of the prophetic ministry and the power of a promise.
That adversity reveals our nature is true not just for
individuals but also about nations, and that is what we
learn in chapter nine by examining the recession during
the time of Nehemiah. The famine that occurred brought
to the fore the leadership character in Nehemiah. It
takes great leadership to bring nations out of
recession.
In the last two chapters of this book, I tied up the
narrative by discussing stewardship and finding and
fulfilling your purpose in life. Note that, every
resource God commits into your possession will be
accounted for and God will increase the portion, or
otherwise, depending on how accountable we are. There
are dimensions of faithfulness and levels of
stewardship which I will show you. God is always
intentional with his allocation of financial resources;
hence we shall discuss God's kingdom agenda on
stewardship.
Furthermore, everyone should discover his purpose, live
and fulfill it. I have brief biographies of men and
women who found their purposes and fulfilled it.
Finally, I invite you to join me on this journey, let
us go on a walk as we learn how we can thrive in
recession and scarcity. After all, we are in this
together, aren't we?