7.31.16 // MAKING A POOR INVESTMENT

MAKING A POOR INVESTMENT

Walking In Wisdom

Scott Young.com – Pastor of Hope

Proverbs 19:17 - Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.

REASONS PEOPLE MAY BECOME POOR

- Laziness 

Proverbs 10:4 - Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

- Too Much Partying 

Proverbs 21:17 - Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich. 

Proverbs 23:21 - For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.

- Poor Use of Credit 

Proverbs 22:7 – The poor are always ruled over by the rich, so don’t borrow and put yourself under their power. (MSG)

- Being Undisciplined 

Proverbs 13:18 - Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.

- Dreaming Without Doing 

Proverbs 14:23 - All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. 

Proverbs 28:19 - Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.

- Poor Planning 

Proverbs 21:5 - The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

- Injustice 

Proverbs 13:23 - A poor man’s farm may have good soil, but injustice robs him of its riches.

HOW DO WE RESPOND TO POVERTY

Matthew 26:11 – The poor you will always have with you …

1. By Opening Our Eyes 

Proverbs 28:27 - Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses. 

2. By Honoring Our Creator 

Proverbs 14:31 – Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. 

3. By Being Generous 

Proverbs 22:9 - The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.