The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-18
SHOWS
NEED Of MAKING.
INVESTMENTS
Rev, FackIer Urges Men and
Women to Invest
in God,

What the people need to do to-
day when thinking Of making in
vestments in the kingdom of God
Is to take Jesus at His word" the
Rev. L. c. z. Fackler said Sunday
at ST. Matthew Evangelical Luth-
eran Church.
Poor investments are to be
avoided Rev. Fackler said. Would
you buy stock in a company that
is in the hands of a receiver? There
are many trying to dispose If
worthless stock to reliable people in
the business world.
Even in the religious world
there are found those who palm of
false doctrines for the word of God.
For that reason we need to be care
full. not careless. in trying the spir-
its that come to US
The expectation of the wicked Is
wrath. How much stock are you
taking in the soul-destroying errors?
Your reply may be: L never in
vested a cent in promoting such
teachings That may be true. but
how much have you invested in
blocking the evil attempts? The
guard may not inform the enemy.
but by sleeping at his post he is of
great assistance to them.
THE Lord has given man money
and means Of various kinds, but
many in a niggardly way withhold
it from His service, they are stingy.
Stinginess tendeth to- poverty. The
man that is too stingy to pay his
debts will not be given credit He
that will not allow enough money for
the up-keep of his property will
some day find it delapidated-
Invest Time
NOW do not think that stinginess
pertains only to money. How much
time has the Lord given you? How
many hours? How many days? Yet
there are many that have no time
for the Lord on the Lords day
they spend this time in goddess
amusement and consider such a good
investment of time.
THE Lord has given men under
standing which they use in blasphem-
ing His name and trying to prove
that mans grandfather was a mon
key and they consider their express
sion noble investments.
HE that permits himself to be
persuaded by the world to invest his
time, his understanding and his
money in the way that the world
suggests will find his spiritual life
shrinking, his soul will relapse into
a spiritually poverty stricken condi-
ton
THE world considers the invest
ents made in any of the Lords
work a poor investment. The reason
for this is the world loves darkness
rather than light. Are you going to
invest in worldly stock which will
drag your soul into eternal curse?
1.-THE good investments are those
which glorify the name of God. No
one in whom the spirit of the Lord
dwells desires to crafty the lusts of
the flesh. The desire OF. the righteous
is the grace Of God.
Scatter Strength
"Such a soul will scatter his
strength. There is a scattering and
yet an increasing. Can a grain Of
corn produce an ear except that it
be sown in the ground? Can the
word Of truth be a blessing to your
soul if you will not permit it TO
bring forth fruit?
''The word will move you to spend
regular hours in Gods house. The
more time you spend there, the more
truth will you hear.
Some may say if I go to church
and hear His word I will be told of
the souls that are in need and will
be constrained to give for the various
causes. II I give what I have to
others, will have nothing for my
self. From whom have you received
that which you possess?
know that the Lord blesses the
giving hand and makes it a getting
hand. The liberal souls shall be
made fat and he that watereth shall
be watered also himself. Where IS
there a greater satisfaction than in
doing the will Of our Father which
is in heaven?
when we invest our time and
our all in His service He will bless
fha xvord IN mr. So1IIiS welfare and