2012-12-27T14:29:49-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/invest/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/too-precious-to-waste-6773 2012-12-27T14:29:49-05:00 A day is too precious to waste. It is only to be spent for the people and for the causes that are going to matter forever. Okay, you've got a day. Invest it! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/followers-with-footnotes-5928 2009-10-01T09:18:46-05:00 Jesus assured Peter he was losing nothing any more than you lose the money you invest in a stock that later goes sky high. In fact, Jesus promises a reward a hundred times any sacrifice you make. What a return! But that kind of reward is reserved for those who give Jesus a blank piece of paper, not a contract. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2019:11-27&version=NIV 2009-09-03T13:26:12-05:00 The parable of the ten minas teaches that we are expected to use the gifts we've received from God to do good. We're to "invest" them so that they'll earn a return even greater than the original gift.