Ecclesiastes Chapter 11:

Ecclesiastes Chapter 11:

1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Whatever Jesus has done for you, whatever he has put in you; put it out to others with every opportunity you have. If we keep our hearts in a renewed state in the holy Ghost, we can give the love of God to everyone around us. To be a real-time partaker of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is simply the grandest privilege in the history of existence. It's is a major responsibility as well, and above all things we do not want to be found wasting that privilege. If we are faithful in prayer, and in sowing the seed of this glorious Gospel of redemption, what we sow will eventually come back around to us, though sometimes it feels like we are sowing in vain. Patience can be defined as continuance in well doing under any and all circumstances, over a long period of time.In regard to the present topic the apostle Paul said the following: "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not" (Gal. 6:9). To the same point the same apostle told us this: "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord" (I Cor. 15:58).

So the point I'm making here today is that to remain faithful both in prayer and in putting out to others what God has put into us, is always going to pay good dividends, both to ourselves, and to others as well. On the other hand, to be negligent about these things can only end up in catastrophe, as the parable of the talents shows us. The man who had gained five talents when his lord returned, was given the one talent of the unprofitable servant who had hidden his talent in the earth, and had gained nothing from it for his lord (Mat. 25:24-28). What Jesus said in regard to that wasteful servant is what that we need to soberly consider: "For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Mat. 25:29,30). Make no mistake, that is a direct reference to believers who are slack with the Gospel that they have received, being cast into the lake of fire and brimstone at the White throne judgment. So this glorious privilege and opportunity that the Gospel is, can be a source of unfathomable reward; or it can turned into the greatest regret ever if it is wasted.