The World's Greatest Investment

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.

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 Living Bible has a wonderful paraphrase for the said verse where it says "When you help the poor you are lending to the Lord--and he pays wonderful interest on your loan!"

So there you have it. The best high yielding investment in the world is to help the poor! According to the Bible, helping the poor is lending to the Lord. Note that the verse does not say "You are "like" lending to the Lord." But rather it emphatically states that "You are lending to the Lord." The poor are not the ones that will be paying you back. It is God who will pay you back. Not only will He pay you back, he will pay you a "wonderful interest on your loan." Isn't that 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.

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 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 ***, 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.