Ecclesiastes 11: 1 Commentary

WHEN THE BREAD I CAST ON MANY WATERS RETURNED TO ME MANY FOLDS

I tell this story not to praise myself or to puff myself up; i tell this story to give a lesson to readers.

Since a child I have been always helpful of people; I gave and gave to help people; I gave and gave to make them happy. And God bless me, although the blessing was not like those which he gave to others; yet it also filled my cups to the brim and even overflowing. But then came the time when I became poor, that even some of my teeth fell off and my eyes dimmed till I became blind. Friends & relatives who I helped in the pasts seems to have forgotten those kindness I gave. Some even mocked me for being poor; treated me wickedly. No, I don’t mean I never went astray with God or that I was a perfect man in God’s sight; but I really did experience the badness of people in the days when I needed them help. While I have Goodwill through the years constantly in my heart for them; they have Ill will towards me which surprise me. Then everything went blank for me-I became blind. Thus, I just sat their in my house for more than a month waiting for what will happen next….with me and my family in danger of being rendered homeless since my house is mortgage with the Pag-Ibig Fund (a government insurance agency)…and so too my job which I was also about to lose. I gave up all hope and consigned myself to the mercy of God, neighbors, friends and even my relatives just looked at me, saying words of sympathy …but never made a move to help…they were just lookers!

But then when there was no one to help then God help me…he sent a man named ISAAC from New Zealand to my country the Philippines to help. I had only days to lose my job and become a squatter w/o a home…and God help me. The Lord remembered my kindness and he let it returned to my head several fold…He restored my sight and even bless me now! To God my Father and to Jesus my Savior thanks and praise for their grace & blessings! God’s Word is TRUTH and I am not ashamed of it!

By TIUCHE (wrote 3262 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 9/29/2011 22:48 pm

1. I believe the BIG IDEA in these next 6 verses
a. Is to NOT suffer from ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
b. And end up doing NOTHING in life
c. When we SHOULD be investing
d. Either to WISELY make a PROFIT
e. Or to AVOID some coming evil
2. Where there is NO RISK involved
a. There is also little to NO REWARD
3. If you forever wait for PERFECT conditions
a. Whether on ones you can control
b. Or whether ones you cannot control
4. You will NEVER do anything in life
a. For fear of failure
5. Solomon himself was a commercial businessman
a. King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, a port near Elath in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea. Hiram sent experienced crews of sailors to sail the ships with Solomon’s men. They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold
(1 Kings 9:26-28 NLT)
b. The king had a fleet of trading ships that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks (1 Kings 10:22 NLT)
6. Although LOSS, THEFT and FRAUD
a. MAY occur as a result of investing
7. It is MORE than likely that you
a. Will reap the profits of REWARD
b. If done WISELY
8. We are going to have to take some risks in life
a. If we want to be rewarded
9. We are going to have step out in faith
a. In order to reap blessings
10. Jesus Himself CASTIGATED the WICKED servant
a. Who simply sat on his money
11. This servant could at least have earned simple interest but did not
a. But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, ‘Master, I hid your money and kept it safe. I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant. ‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine
and harvests crops I didn’t plant, why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’ (Luke 19:20-23 NLT)
12. Some believe these verses refer
a. To FAITH-PROMISE type giving
b. Of helping others in need
c. And would encourage us
d. To give and give again
e. To those with VALID needs

By Tractorman (wrote 3574 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 9/29/2011 18:32 pm