Forfeit Your Soul

Well, it can be said a hundred different ways. I guess two of my favorites are; keeping up with the Jones or go where the pot boils big! No matter how you say it, God says in Mark 8:36 for what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? The old matter at the deepest part of our sinner’s heart is the love of the world and self, what a shame. From the moment we are born, we want it now! We either want a bottle, a diaper change or to be held, pronto! As we grow, we want certain clothes, or certain toys, etc. Until we reach adulthood, then we want money and to satisfy self. In my bible study, nothing has been made clearer to me than this is not what God wants from us. He wants us to deny self and take up the cross. Our accurate calling is to seek him first, to be fishers of men and to love people in his name. There is nothing wrong in enjoying the things God has given us here on Earth. But we are to seek him and his will first! The things of this world will pass away but the things remembered above will be eternal. The acts of love and kindness shone to the least of these will be what we take with us when we go. Our non judging hearts loving all the nations in Christ name will be our fruits.