The World's Greatest Investment
Zigfred Diaz
Good investors always want to consider the rate of return when talking about investments. They want to know how much they will be earning in a certain period of time. The investment considered is then compared with other investments weighing the risk versus the rewards. A decision is then made based on whether the risk involved is worth the reward that can be obtained.
But what do you think do you think is the best investment in the world? The answer is found in the pages of the Holy Scriptures.
King Solomon wisely writes 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!"
The best high yielding investment in the world according to the Bible is to help the poor! It is so because helping the poor is lending to the Lord. Take note that it does not say "You are "like" lending to the Lord." It states clearly that "You are lending to the Lord." What is so good about this is that the poor will not be the one to pay you back. You can be sure to be paid back because it is God who will pay you back. Not only will God pay you back, he also pays you a "wonderful interest on your loan." Now that's truly amazing !
Abraham Lincoln once said "God must love the poor. Why else would he have made so many of them?"
It cannot be denied that the main ministry of Jesus Christ when he was still on earth is to "Seek and to save that which was lost." However helping those who have less in this life has also be one of his greatest ministry. Christ spent most of His time with the common people, the sick, the needy, those whose lives are spiritually shattered. He helped those whose lives has been broken not only by emotional and spiritual problems but by physical problems as well.
Jesus speaks of how important His ministry is to the poor in Matthew chapter 25 verse 34 to 40 when he says that "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 hungred, 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 hungred, 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."
Not only will God repay you with wonderful interest for helping the poor and the needy, whatever have done for them, you have also done it for Christ. That is why helping the poor and the needy is indeed the world's greatest investment.
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