The Best Investment You Could Ever Make
In choosing investments, the rate of return should always be considered. It is important that we know how much we will be earning in a given time. It is also best to compare the proposed investments with other investments. The risk versus the rewards is weighed after which a decision is made as to whether or not the risk involved is worth the reward that will be won.
But what do you believe is the greatest investment in the whole world? This is answered best by the Holy Scriptures.
The Bible says in Proverbs chapter 19:7, “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
The said verse is wonderfully paraphrased by the Living Bible which states that “When you help the poor you are lending to the Lord–and he pays wonderful interest on your loan!”
According to the Bible, the highest yielding investment in the world is to help the poor! Why ? Because helping the poor is lending to the Lord. Take note that the verse does not say “You are “like” lending to the Lord.” However it states clearly that “You are lending to the Lord.” What is wonderful about this is that the poor will not be the one that will pay you back, God will pay you back. Aside from that, God will pay you a “wonderful interest on your loan.” Now that’s is so amazing !
America’s greatest president, Abraham Lincoln once wisely said “God must love the poor. Why else would he have made so many of them?”
When Jesus Christ was here on earth, Helping those who have less in this life has always been one of his major ministries. In fact he spent a lot of time with the common people, the sick, the needy, those who are spiritually in need and those whose lives has been broken not only by emotional and spiritual problems but by physical problems as well. Even though the primary focus of His ministry is to “Seek and to save that which was lost,” He nevertheless spent a great amount of time helping those who are needy.
The weight of the emphasis of His ministry towards the poor is properly laid out by Jesus when He made the following statements in Matthew chapter 25 verse 34 to 40 “Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungry, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, INASMUCH AS YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE MY BRETHREN, YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME.”
Aside from God repaying you and giving you wonderful interest for helping the poor and the needy, note that whatever do for them, you also did it to Christ. Indeed, helping the poor and the needy is the best investment in the world.
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