Now is the time.

He who observes the wind will not sow,

and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

Ecclesiastes 11:4

Is there a “perfect time” to begin to do a good work? The eleventh chapter of Ecclesiastes is something like an investor’s book of wisdom. It advocates:

• entrepreneurial risk (11:1)
• a diverse portfolio of investments (11:2)
• warnings of potential loss as well as of success (11:3)
• trust in God because the best things in life often grow unseen (11:5)
• taking risk at ALL times (11:6)

And here in verse four we have a reminder that our analysis of potential risk really has little value. There are no perfect seasons. If one waits for the perfect forecast, it will never come. You just have to do your homework but take your risks anyway.

Now here is the thing… Ecclesiastes never specifies money as the entrepreneurial currency. The chapter actually ends talking about youth and old age, explaining to us the true currency that we all will invest. Solomon’s point is that LIFE ITSELF is an investment for every person. We are given it by God. How we use it… where we live it… when we risk it… are all parts of how we “remember” our Creator in our youth (12:1), and rejoice in Him in our many years (11:8).

And so I am reminded that today is the best time to pour my life and energy into kingdom investment. Right now, Monday, July 12th, 2021, is meant to be lived to the fullest, for Jesus, in the riskiest way I can do so today. I should want to see Jesus made much of, looking at each interaction I have today as a means to diversify a portfolio that brings eternal dividends.