If you have a hugh sum of money, you may choose to put into 1 investment or diversify in more than 1 investments. The latter is considered far superior to all others - diversification takes a backseat to opportunism. In the economy of God, 1 investment is clearly superior to all others. Jesus calls us to place all our resources, time and talents there -exclusively. Because of the return it will yield and we will not be disappointed. But there is often a part of us that wants to diversify. We want to invest some in God's kingdom and also some in this world. But Jesus says it is a bad deal. The world will end in bankruptcy and the kingdom of God will inherit all wealth. And this wealth will be everlasting. Ponder what Mark 8:36 says.
Day 187 - Have Fear of God Read: Psalm 145; Proverbs 6:28-31; Revelation 6; 2 Samuel 15-16 2 Samuel 15 & 16 15:13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.” To me, as a parent, it is so sad to note that King David got to run for his life from his own son, Absalom. His own son schemed for 40 years (15:7) to topple his own father - could you believe that? This is our Bible - it will not hide - all the successes and failures of God's people are truthfully reported. Why did King David suffer this? It started with his own sin of adultery with Bathsheba (11:3) Even though God had forgiven him when he sincerely repented by recognising that he sinned against the Lord (12:13), King David nee...
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