Your Soul Is Priceless

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matthew 16:26

On this day of celebration, as we recognize the risen Savior; the question that I pose to you today is what is your soul worth? Over 2000 years ago Jesus walked this earth for 33 ½ years. The final 3 ½ years of His life was full of healing, teaching and serving all the way up to the cross… Though many came against Him, Jesus stayed the course and it is ever so clear today that His soul was not for sale as we read in this passage taken from the gospel of Matthew… Ask yourself today if your soul can be brought? The two questions posed in today’s devotion are the questions that we are challenged to observe and look at throughout each and every day of our natural lives… For your soul Jesus came to this earth, for your soul He laid down His life, for your soul He was mocked, spit upon and beaten, all these things He endured for your soul… So what exactly is your soul worth? So many of us partake in communion and commemorate the sacrifice that Jesus made on Sunday’s, but we all too soon forget that and sell our soul for far less than its true worth… The world is not worth dying for; Christ didn’t die for the world but for those in it… Today, let us recognize that our heavenly calling is priceless compared to the things that we strive to obtain in the physical life… That’s why the question is posed in the 16^th chapter of Matthew, “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” On Good Friday (the Friday that precedes Easter), people pay tribute to the death of Christ, it is good because we know that on that day the path to Salvation was made possible, Everlasting Life begin to come to fruition on that day and we no longer needed a priest to go before the Lord or offer sacrifices on our behalf. The question is posed here, what does a man gain if he has the world and no soul? To understand this question better, we must first understand what a soul is. A soul is your core, inner being, your psyche, spirit, and person; your soul is what Christ died for, your soul is want the devil desires, your soul is what lives in eternity. So if the soul is your very being what do you gain by living a life with no purpose or direction? What have you obtained in this world that will outweigh the spirit that God has placed within you? This passage in Matthew hinders on the importance of seeking the kingdom of God first and not being caught up in the desires of the world… In essences a person that gains the world doesn’t know nor understands the love that was poured out on Calvary, they have disowned the sacrifice that Christ made on “Good Friday…” Jesus died because He didn’t want your life to be sold short; Matthew is speaking to the masses today and saying the same thing, “don’t’ sell yourself short…” No matter how much you have on this earth, your soul is the only thing that lives for all eternity. Your soul is what separates life and death; your soul is what separates happiness and sadness; not your personal bank account, or how much money you can give to the church. In the end, we all must stand before the judgment seat of Christ and those who have lived for the moment and the money will soon find themselves trying to write a check that can’t be cashed, trying to swipe there MasterCard at the gate of Heaven to have it come back saying “insufficient funds!” It is a this point, that the same person who gave up his soul for wealth and physical prosperity will be willing to give away all his money and power to obtain the gift of God; model Jesus (even through suffering and bearing your cross) so that you are not that person. When we lose our soul to gain the world and death comes knocking, we then try to give all we have obtained to regain our soul! Ironic isn't it?

BE BLESSED!!!