WHAT SHALL
A MAN GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS SOUL? MARK 8:37
THE DAY OF THE LORD:
One
thing that is impossible for all men to escape from; rich and poor, great and small,
powerful and weak, free and bond, is the day of the Lord. I mean the day that the
person is going to meet face to face with the Almighty God, the creator of
heaven and earth and everything in it. This day is called the day of judgement
for that individual (Heb 9:27). It is not a day of rapture. Unfortunately, no
one knows the day or the hour he or she will meet the son of man either in
rapture or in death. Your pastor or bishop does not know neither does your native
doctor, magician, occult grandmaster, wizard or astrologer. It is only God that
knows this very day and/or hour.
SALVATION IN NO OTHER NAME:
The
Bible (God’s Word that must be fulfilled Matt 24:35) makes it clear that there
is no other name given among men by which we can be saved except the name of Jesus
(Acts 4:12). Salvation is therefore received when we confess with our mouth the
Lord Jesus and believe in our hearts that God raised Him from death as an
atonement for the sins of mankind (Rom 10:9). Note that just as sin came into
the world through one man (Adam), righteousness also came through another man
Jesus Christ (Rom 5:12-19).
WHAT CAN YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR
SOUL?
Some
trust in chariots, others in horses (Ps 20:7) and others yet in the unrighteous
riches (Luke 12:13-21), but what can a man give in exchange for his soul? This
question was put across by our Lord Jesus in Matt 16:26 and in Mark 8:37.
Friend, let me cease this opportunity to reiterate that salvation is in no
other name order than the name of Jesus. Whether you like it or not, believe it
or not; every knee must bow before Him whom God has exalted above all things,
the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil 2:9-10, Isa 45:23, Rom 14:11). When we die, our
soul returns to the owner or giver. The bible records that God made man out of
the dust and when he breathed on him the breath of life, he became a living
soul (Gen 2:7). I therefore ask you today, if the owner of your soul Jesus, was
to request for your soul this very moment, what will you give in exchange for
your soul? Is it money, power, chariots or horses? Is it cars, houses, gold or
silver? No, not at all. The only thing you can give God as a ransom for your
soul is your SOUL through salvation in Jesus Christ, the only begotten son of
God. That is all God requests of you. How do you give God your soul? By being
born again John 3:14-16 (accepting and confessing Jesus as your Lord and
Saviour, forsaking your sins and other works of unrighteousness and seeking and
obeying God as written in His word, The
Bible); being converted like a little child, Matt 18:3 (Walking in holiness
and righteousness) and being led by the Holy Spirit. Rom 8:14.
WALKING IN HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
Since
the day of the Lord (2 Pet 3:10) is unknown to anyone, and neither is there
anything in this world we can give in exchange for our souls, what manner of
people are we expected to be while we sojourn here on earth? The Bible
recommends a life of holiness in order to see God. Unfortunately, some
Christians think that after they have accepted Jesus, they can continue to live
double lives. Accepting and believing in Jesus is one part of the deal. The
other part which is also very important to God, is living a life of holiness and righteousness without which no man can see God (Heb 12:14). This
truth has become very scarce in our today’s Christianity which I prefer to call
modern Christianity. We have to beware of modern Christianity where a lot of
things do not matter even when the God that cannot change (Mal 3:6) has said
they matter to Him. If modern Christianity is like an abomination to God (Luke
16:15), who are we to say order wise. Let us therefore return to God that he
may heal us and repent and be saved from the damnation that is coming upon the
children of disobedient (Ephe 2:2; 5:6, Col 3:6). Let us not be like the rich
fool that had so much possession in this world but was not rich towards God
(Luke 12:20-21). Of course, even his very soul was taken from him that very
night and he was sent to hell. May God help us to walk in obedience rather than
disobedience in order to escape the damnation of hell and to enter into His REST, IJN, Amen!
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