What Is Your Soul Worth?

What good will it be for a man if he gains the Whole World,

Yet forfeits his Soul [his mind, will, and emotions]? (Matthew 16:26)

For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father's Glory with His angels,

And then He will reward each person according to what he has done.

(Matthew 16:27)

For what will it profit a man if he gains the Whole World

And forfeits his life--His [blessed] life in the Kingdom of God?

Or what would a man give as an exchange for his [blessed] life--

In the Kingdom of God? (Matthew 16:26, AMP)

For the Son of Man is going to come in the Glory

(Majesty, splendor) of His Father, with His angels,

And then He will render account and reward every man in accordance

With what he has done. (Matthew 16:27, AMP)

Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple,

Let him deny himself—that is, disregard, lose sight of and forget himself

And his own interests—and take up his Cross and follow Me

[Cleave steadily to Me, conforming wholly to My example in living

And if need be in dying, also]. (Matthew 16:24, AMP)

From these Scriptures we learn that our Soul is immortal;

If we want to gain the Kingdom of God

We will deny ourselves—lose sight of ourselves and our own interests--

And take up our Cross, our stand for God and His Word,

Acknowledging Christ as our Savior and Lord;

Conforming to Him wholly in His example of living, and if need be in dying.

The only other alternative is to FORFEIT our Souls

To the other kingdom, the kingdom of Satan

Where we will be subject to his destiny, The Lake of Fire.

Salvation if FREE, but it will cost you your life in this World,

As the world comprehends life.

Do not love or cherish the World or the things that are in the World.

If any one loves the World, love for the Father is not in him.

For all that is in the World, the lust of the flesh

[Craving for sensual gratification],

And the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind]

And the pride of life

[Assurance in one's own resources or in the stability of earthly things]--

These do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself].

(1 John 2:15-16, AMP)

How do we know our Soul belongs to God?

No man has at any time [yet] seen God.

But if we love one another, God abides (lives and remains ) in us

And His love [that love that is essentially His]

Is brought to completion—to its full maturity, runs its full course,

Is perfected--in us!

By this we come to know (perceive, recognize and understand)

That we abide (live and remain) in Him and He in us:

Because He has given (imparted) to us His (Holy) Spirit.

Anyone who confesses (acknowledges, owns) that Jesus is the Son of God,

God abides (lives, makes His home) in Him,

And he (abides, lives, makes his home) in God.

And we know (understand , recognize, are conscious of,

By observation and by experience), and believe

(Adhere to and put Faith in and rely on)

The love God cherishes for us.

God is Love, and he who dwells and continues in love

Dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him.

In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion

And attains perfection with us,

That we may have confidence FOR THE DAY OF JUDGMENT--

With ASSURANCE and BOLDNESS to face Him--

Because as He is, so are we in this World. (1 John 4:12-17, AMP)

We know [absolutely] that any one Born of God does not

[Deliberately and knowingly] practice committing SIN,

But the One Who was begotten of God

Carefully watches over and protects him

Preserves him against the EVIL--

And the Wicked One does not lay hold (get a grip) on him or touch [him].

We know [positively] that we are of God,

And the Whole World [around us]

Is under the Power of the Evil One.

And we [have seen and] know [positively]

That the Son of God has [actually] come to this World

And has given us understanding and insight

Progressively to perceive (recognize)

And come to know better and more clearly Him Who is TRUE;

And we are in Him Who is TRUE, in His Son Jesus Christ, the Messiah.

This is the TRUE God and LIFE ETERNAL. (1 John 5:18-21, AMP)

I pray that those who read this message are IN CHRIST JESUS,

Value the inestimable worth of their Soul,

And are not of this World that is ruled by the Evil One.

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!