What Leviticus Taught Me About Cash Flow
- Brian Cogan
- Jul 28
- 2 min read
Most business owners don’t think about Leviticus when they check their cash balance—but maybe they should.
One of the most overlooked verses in Scripture is also one of the most powerful:
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood...” — Leviticus 17:11
That single line shaped how I think about business—especially bookkeeping.
Here’s what I’ve learned:
💡 Cash is to business what blood is to the body.
🩸 Blood in the Body
In the Bible, blood was sacred.
It carried life.
It represented sacrifice.
And practically speaking, it had to circulate.
— Lose too much of it → you die.
— It gets blocked → you suffer.
— Let it stagnate → you get sick.
The body doesn’t need blood “sitting in storage”—it needs it moving.
💸 Cash in the Business
The same principle applies to cash.
Cash flow is what keeps your business alive.
Expenses are like bleeding.
Profit is like oxygenated blood—nourishing the system.
And bookkeeping? It’s your diagnostic tool.
Without it, you have no idea where you’re bleeding out.
It’s not just about having money—it’s about knowing how it flows.
Tracking it. Forecasting it. Redirecting it when needed.
That’s what healthy companies do.
🙏 Why This Matters to Me
I help small business owners survive QuickBooks (yes, that’s a real thing I built).
And I’ve seen behind the curtain: too many entrepreneurs are financially bleeding out, not from laziness, but from overwhelm.
I get it.
But when you treat your cash like lifeblood instead of leftovers?
Everything changes.
You stop guessing.
You stop bleeding.
You start building something that can thrive.
📣 What’s Your Pulse?
If you’re running a business and don’t know your numbers, that’s like going for a run with no idea how much blood you’re losing.
It’s not sustainable.
Whether you’re faith-based or just financially focused, the metaphor holds:
No blood, no life. No cash, no business.
It’s time we start treating bookkeeping like what it really is:
🫀 Not a chore.
🫀 Not a tax-time scramble.
🫀 But a heartbeat.
👋 I’d love to hear your thoughts!
👉 Have you ever had a “bleeding” moment in your business?
👉 What’s one change you made that helped get your cash flowing again?
Drop it in the comments—or reach out. I’m listening.
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