For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
--Mark 8:36
--Mark 8:36
Did you know that you can neglect your soul to the point that you can lose it? That’s exactly what Jesus is saying in today’s verse.
Every day, people make other things higher priorities than their souls. Some people are fixated on their physical condition, and they go to great lengths to exercise and eat right. Yet they do little to maintain the health of their soul.
Then there are others who focus on developing their minds. They pursue and often attain the highest levels of education, but in the process they fail to expand and enrich their soul’s relationship with God.
And of course, there are others who get caught up in wealth. They’re the kind of people who make business deals all day long, but they fail to do business with their soul.
Perhaps today you’d admit that you’ve been putting other things… even good things… ahead of your soul, which is destined for eternity. If so, remember this is serious business.
It’s time to do business with your soul!
YOUR SOUL IS DESTINED FOR ETERNITY. SO DO BUSINESS WITH IT TODAY!
4 comments:
Greetings from Obx!!! Surf was small yesterday, but good. I think this is a great reminder honestly. I think we should all be in a continuous mode of soul searching. And....honestly we should all have at least one brother/accountability partner to hold us to the highest standard and to call us on the decisions we make. That person should also feel complete freedom to say what they need to say. We all know the mind is amazing at justifying/rationalizing things so we can convince ourselves we are doing the right thing. How many of you have an accountability partner? Are you completely open with them?
Have a blessed day,
cas
CAS, nice devotion. Concise and to the point. I agree with you with the accountability partner. It's quite humbling but essential.
It is time to do business with your soul.
Clark, have a qreat time on VACAY!!. Just got back from Maine. Had a great time with the family and with God in his wonderful creation!!
I pray for an accountability partner because I definitely know that my thoughts aren't always the most rational.
I went through Nehemiah last week. It was the first time in the word in weeks for me. God waits for us daily. He met with me last week. I hope to be with Him today.
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PS Let's pray that we all have real accountability partners.
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