Today's encouragement comes from the lips of Jesus, as these words are recorded in Mark 8:36 & 37:
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?"These are brilliant Messianic questions. The soul, being more valuable than all the non-rational creation put together, cannot be redeemed easily or cheaply; and no amount of substitute "good" can make up for its worth. Still, the Fall of man has so beaten out our spiritual brains (as it were), that we sin-ners prefer to sell our souls for a pittance (of sin).
May all God's true and regenerated Christian churchmen know better; and may we greatly value our souls, and the souls of other fellow fallen sinners—and seek every soul's welfare (in the blood atonement of Jesus).
[Puritan quote of the day: "Men must first overcome God before they can overcome the church.” —Thomas Watson, in his sermon, "Comfort for the Church"]
