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Introduction:
Since this life is what we have, it is good to make the best we can.
You probably have heard the phrase, “Money doesn’t solve everything, but I sure would like to try.”
Well, some of us feel this way and it is true that money doesn’t solve everything.
However, it is also true that foolish investments and poor management of our finances also does not help us live any easier.
Life is hare enough when we don’t make wise choices.
Solomon gives us some sound advice for how we should invest our resources and our time, regardless of how much of it we may have.
We recognize that God is the ultimate giver and rewarder of men, but we also want to be good stewards and managers of what He has entrusted us with.
Let’s take a look tonight at 3 financial principles from Solomon that will help us make wise investments in life.
Read text.
Pray.
1. Diversify Your Investments (vv.1-3)
Cast your bread upon the waters does not refer to feeding the ducks at the pond.
It refers to the grain trade by sea.
In other words, invest in industry.
Modern way we do this is through the stock market with mutual funds.
Lack of investment:
Ecclesiastes 5:13
2. Don’t Wait for Certainty to Begin Investing (vv.
3-5)
time, capital, etc
We can never know for certain what will happen.
We can only judge the times
Dark Clouds = rain
Tree falls = stays on the ground, unless someone comes along and cuts it up and moves it
3. Learn to Increase Your Odds of Success (vv.6)
Another reference to diversifying investments
Mutual funds diversify because they spread the risk out over several companies
Conclusion:
The conclusion of the matter is that we really don’t know what will succeed and what will not.
If we all knew, we would all jump on the next big thing.
We would all have an opportunity to be rich.
But we don’t know what will happen.
Just as in this morning’s message, we have to learn to put our ultimate trust in God.
He will provide for us and sustain us.
He will be the One who will ultimately provide for us if we are trying to make it ourselves.
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