Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
January 14, 2022: SOAP #4424:  Genesis 34-36; Luke 14

SCRIPTURE:  Luke (NIV) 14:12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.  13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

OBSERVATION: Jesus was having a meal in the home of a “prominent Pharisee.”  Jesus gave some financial advice.  People will speak kindly of you when you invite them to your home.  They may even later invite you to their home.  They will “repay” you according to their ability. 

But Jesus had a better investment.  It was an investment with a sure return.  It was an investment that would pay off when it really counted!  Investing in those who cannot repay you is an investment that will mature when you arrive in heaven!!!  

APPLICATION:  When I do something for those who cannot repay me, it is noticed by the ONE who will certainly repay me.  Repayment I receive in this life will be a blessing now.  But the repayment I will receive in heaven, will last for all eternity!   

Everyone has opportunity to invest for the future in the Kingdom of God.  There are many ways to invest money, but if one does not have money, surely, they have some time they can invest in a child, a young person, an elderly grandparent, or neighbor.  The opportunities to invest in the kingdom are numberless! 

PRAYER:  Holy Spirit, show me the opportunities available to me for investment.  On resurrection day, may I have valuable returns to lay at the feet of Jesus.  Amen.

Pastor Leon
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