Unless you have been living in a freaking cave for the last year, you are aware that the state of our economy is just brutal right now. In October, the unemployment rate was 9.5%. Housing production fell by 10.6% overall in October, and the stock market has been a roller coaster ride to say the least. The combination of all of these things and more has led to just about every business magazine and investment journal trying to tell you what and where to invest for the future. They are telling you right now to invest in gold because of the weak dollar. Some say to invest in housing due to the low prices and the multitude of foreclosures that can be bought for a fraction of the cost will pay large dividends when the economy does come back. It's enough to make your head spin.
I read yesterday about a well known man who's net worth is hovering around 11 billion dollars. That's billion with a B.
He has obviously made his share of good investments.
He was in the news because he has just been diagnosed with cancer. He might survive the cancer and I hope he does. But when I read the news, a couple of things occurred to me:
1.) I get excited when I find $11.00 in my pants pocket. I can't even fathom 11 billion.
2.) This man is going to die. Maybe not from the cancer, but the last time I checked the survival rate of people going through life is fairly close to 0%.
So for all of the investments he has made, and all of the money that those investments have brought him, on the day that he dies, he will be forever separated from it. You have heard it said that a hearse is not equipped with a trailer hitch. You can't take your stuff with you.
So what do we invest in that will give us the best return? What is the wisest investment?
There is only one thing I am aware of that will escape this earthly life and make it into the next one.
The human soul.
And if it is true that souls will make it into eternity, doesn't it make sense that human souls are worth investing in above anything else? After all, you can take them with you!
Invest in human souls by caring for others, loving others, feeding the hungry, looking out for the elderly, and introducing them to Jesus Christ, who died so that they can spend eternity with Him. Wouldn't it be great to take some people with you?
When you invest in souls, you are not dependent on the status of the economy, or the status of the American dollar. You can invest daily, and the return on investment is unparalleled in any market.
That to me, sounds like a wise investment.
I read yesterday about a well known man who's net worth is hovering around 11 billion dollars. That's billion with a B.
He has obviously made his share of good investments.
He was in the news because he has just been diagnosed with cancer. He might survive the cancer and I hope he does. But when I read the news, a couple of things occurred to me:
1.) I get excited when I find $11.00 in my pants pocket. I can't even fathom 11 billion.
2.) This man is going to die. Maybe not from the cancer, but the last time I checked the survival rate of people going through life is fairly close to 0%.
So for all of the investments he has made, and all of the money that those investments have brought him, on the day that he dies, he will be forever separated from it. You have heard it said that a hearse is not equipped with a trailer hitch. You can't take your stuff with you.
So what do we invest in that will give us the best return? What is the wisest investment?
There is only one thing I am aware of that will escape this earthly life and make it into the next one.
The human soul.
And if it is true that souls will make it into eternity, doesn't it make sense that human souls are worth investing in above anything else? After all, you can take them with you!
Invest in human souls by caring for others, loving others, feeding the hungry, looking out for the elderly, and introducing them to Jesus Christ, who died so that they can spend eternity with Him. Wouldn't it be great to take some people with you?
When you invest in souls, you are not dependent on the status of the economy, or the status of the American dollar. You can invest daily, and the return on investment is unparalleled in any market.
That to me, sounds like a wise investment.
