"For what will a man be profited if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Matt. 16:26) These words that came from the mouth of Jesus should make us pause and think about our lifestyle. They are very serious words to contemplate and believe.
What if you gain everything you want, did everything you wanted to do and go anywhere you wanted to go? What if you won the lottery worth millions? What are you putting your efforts, thoughts and money toward at this time in your life? To feed our souls on the physical and little on the spiritual, what are you exchanging for your soul?
You make choices each and every day and each choice to make, each ounce of effort put forth has drastic affect on your soul. The soul, the living eternal part of us, is what Jesus came to redeem. One day our soul will be required of us by God and what you have lived for in this life will save or forfeit your soul because of what you value and where you have placed value. Too many ignore the feeding of their souls and caring for it. To attain to the heights of life and lose our souls, what is that worth? People sacrifice for pleasures, ballgames and things that we enjoy but when it comes to the spiritual nature, enthusiasm dwindles and diligence is not put forth. What does that say about us? Do we really place the value on the soul that God does? If your soul is required by God today, would it be a time of rejoicing or fear? Can you say it is well with my soul, come Lord Jesus?
1 comment:
...appreciate this post. Even when we don't mean to let this world become our focus..it sure can be easy to get caught up in every day life..trying to just make it through the day or week and not realize that so much of your thinking, time, and energy all goes to our life here on earth. Thanks..for reminding me!
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