wise investor? -Daily devotional by Pastor E.A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Eccles 4-6
WISE INVESTOR? Friday, March 26, 2010
MEMORIZE: “Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it” ((Matt. 13:46) READ: Matthew 13:44-46 It is amazing that people derive different results from investments. It is not enough to invest. Many have invested without getting their desired expectations. Some even lost all that they invested. Yet, there are some who almost always obtain their desired expectations from their investments. Wisdom is required whenever you invest. I once had contact with a wise investor sometime ago. This young man walked into my office and said, “Daddy, I have a house for you”.  I rejected his offer saying that since I already had one at the Redemption Camp, I did not need one in the city.  When I would not yield to pressure, he told me he had two houses and was satisfied giving me one. Then I told him I knew some pastors who would jump at that offer and if he did not mind, I could give him their names; he refused saying that house was for me alone. When neither of us was stepping down for the other, I asked him to go home and pray about it for three months before seeing me again. When he returned after that period, he was even more determined. He said he was more than convinced so he handed the keys of the house to me. I asked God what to do and He asked me to accept the gift and I did. About that time, I enquired and was told that one of our parishes needed an accommodation for church services within the same location of the building; so I gave it to them. Not long afterwards, the brother came to me requesting me to accompany him to a very large estate. When we got there, he told me it was what the Lord did for him and he asked me to dedicate it. Realizing what had happened, I humorously said, “Young man, you must be very smart. You gave God a house and got an estate in return”.  If he had held fast to his house like many do today, he would be miles away from becoming an estate owner.  You use what you have, link it with faith to get what you desire.  There are certain things you already have that could fetch you those bigger dreams. But until you part with your last meal and invest it on the right soil, you may not get to where you wish to go. Acquiring knowledge about spiritual investments is one thing; Applying it is another.  Are you a wise investor? ACTION POINT: Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you on what you have that you should trade for something you desire.