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“The Liberal Investor”

Key Verse

“Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days” (Ecclesiastes 11:1).

TEXT — Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Message

American entrepreneur and philanthropist, Spence Penrose, knew the power of investment. Shortly after moving to Colorado Springs, he asked his brother, Boies, for $1,500 to invest in mining. However, Boies sent Spencer only $150 to return home and cautioned against the deal. Years later, Spencer returned to Philadelphia and gave Boies $75,000 in gold coins. Surprised, Boies reminded Spencer that he had not invested any money and had sent him only $150. Spencer replied, “That’s why I’m giving you only $75,000; if you had sent me the full amount I requested, you would be celebrating $750,000.”

In our text, Solomon portrays life as an investment that involves risks and opportunities. He alludes to the experience of agricultural life when seeds, cast upon the ertile soil, watered by the early rains, are returned to the sower in autumn with a significant increase. The preacher also encouraged showing care to others. He counsels on being diligent and trusting in God to make necessary investments rather than waiting in inactivity for perfect conditions that may never come.

These practical insights apply to our spiritual lives. If we wait for a perfect time to give for God’s work, lend a helping hand, and invest in our personal growth and the spiritual welfare of others, we will never achieve anything. We must take steps to grow spiritually and not wait for conditions that may never exist.

To be liberal investors, we must break off all negative habits and sow to ourselves in righteousness to reap mercy. We must watch out for viable business opportunities to enhance our economic status. We must also invest our all in advancing God’s work as abundant rewards await us.

Thought for the day

He who ventures nothing captures nothing.

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Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi

Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.

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