For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
“Mark 8:36′

The soul is the spiritual or immaterial essence of us as a human being. Our soul does not cease when our fleshly bodies die; it lives forever, either in heaven with God if we are saved, or in hell apart from God if we reject Jesus. Even though our soul is immortal, Jesus confronts us with a profound fact: Our soul can be lost.

We work so many hours today that we barely have time for life. We all live, but few of us can say we live a life. We spend so much time working that we don’t have time to nurture our souls. Although it may seem like we are gaining the world, the sacrifice of sleep, quiet time with God, family, friendships, hobbies, service, and community leaves our souls unfulfilled.

This is a wake up call from the Lord to shift our focus from earthly desires to what truly really matters in life. Everything else is worthless if we have not first attended to the need of our soul. Jesus was mocked, beaten, lied on, rejected, whipped, spat on and died so that our soul can live on in eternity with God.

Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift. “2 Corinthians 9:15′

“The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. “Proverbs 11:17‘

Let us pray:

Dear Lord, almighty Heavenly Father, at times I’m so focused and busy pursuing the material things that I desire in this world, and forget the importance by spending my intimate time with You. Please forgive me, almighty dear Heavenly Father. Please help me to focus on Your divine ways for my life instead of the things that are not eternally significant. Nothing is more important to me than my relationship with You. Please nourish my soul with Your love and wisdom, and guard my mind from the distractions of this world, Lord. Thank you dear Lord, almighty Heavenly Father. I pray this throughout the mighty, glorious, fulfilling name, of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Much LoVe, JoY, Peace and Blessings in Jesus Christ, our almighty, wonderful, infinite loving, glorious dear Lord, Saviour and Redeemer.