LIFE INVESTMENT!

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Text : Matthew 16:26

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

 "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." Jim Elliot.

This is one of Jim Elliot's quotes that has lived on for many decades after his death. He died alongside four others. They were killed in an attempt to evangelize the Huaoroni people of  Ecuador on January 8th,1956.

As if these five missionaries knew what exactly they were living for, one of them, Nate Saints also wrote before his death in Ecuador - , _"People who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries.They forget that they too are expending their lives… and when the bubble has burst, they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted."_ 

One question you may need to ask yourself is, "What eternal purpose am I investing my life on?

Just like Nate Saints wrote, you need to know that you are expending your life whether you know it or not.The only question you need to further ask yourself is, "What am I expending my life on?"

I quickly want to let you know that *you can easily measure how your life is being expended by simply determining where your strength, time and money are going.* 

*The key parameter Indices for measuring your life investments are: your labour (strength), money, and time.* 

You must therefore learn to invest these three things (strength, time and money) in God's kingdom in a very meaningful way. 

Your soul is the very seat of your life, and it determines how you expend your strength, time and money. 

For instance, Jesus gave a command on how you should expend your strength (labour) as a matter of priority. He said in
John 6:27, "Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you..."

He also spoke about what your approach towards time should be. He said, "I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work." John 9:4. 

Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:15&16 said, "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil."

Time is life! So goes the popular saying.
Hence, the Psalmist says, "...teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." (Psalms 90:12).

To invest your life wisely, you must invest and prioritise  your strength and its usage, time and money on God and His kingdom.

 Bible  Reading:

 Matthew 16:24-26.

 PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Father God, please help me to invest my strength, time and love on you and your Kingdom in Jesus name.


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