Do not gain the whole world and lose your soul [April 26, 2023 ]
Do not gain the whole world and lose your soul [April 26, 2023 ]
Do not gain the whole world and lose your soul
Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots, , some trust in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord……
To gain the whole world is to gain all the world has to offer, fame, power, wealth, popularity etc. To lose your soul is to miss the opportunity of spending eternity in heaven and enjoying eternal life and bliss but end up spending eternity in the eternal fire of hell where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The verse above says some trust in chariots and horses, that is, some trust in their wealth and possessions. Some are willing to sell their souls in order to acquire the riches of this world which have no eternal value. They will do anything including willfully disobeying God.
The bible says in Matthew 6:33 that
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness ( accept the gift of salvation and live to please God) and all these things ( the riches, fame and power of this world) shall be added unto it.
Heaven is real and hell is real , do not lose your soul in your search for the wealth and riches of this world.
Mark 8:34-38
For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his soul…….
This passage from the new testament reminds us that there is nothing of great eternal value to gain if you lose your soul.
Remember,
You have a charge to keep
And a God to glorify
A never dying soul to save
And fit it for the sky ( heaven)
God be with you
How can I apply the word to my life?
1. Make sure you accept the gift of salvation and live to please God
2. Fulfill the Great Commission of winning souls for the kingdom of God.
Prayer
Let this hymn be your prayer
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood
And righteousness.
I dare not trust my sweetest frame
But wholly lean
On Jesus’ name
On Christ the solid rock
I stand
All other ground is sinking sand.
His hope, His covenant and blood
Support me in the whelming flood
When all around my soul gives way
He then is all
My rock and stay
On Christ the solid……
Amen