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By Marilyn LaStrape
We have recently
been informed that the
However, the value of a
single soul, the eternal aspect
of mankind created in the very image of God, cannot be calculated in
dollars
and cents! How do we know that? Jesus said in
What
did Jesus want all of us to understand? In the
sight of God, all the bail out money is cheaper than the value of one soul! Take the 1.2 trillion dollar
deficit, multiply it by any dollar amount, and one
soul is still worth more! Nobody knows what the world is worth,
so nobody knows what one soul is worth. It would not matter if we did
know; one
soul is priceless! It does not matter if the soul resides at
Some of the words that describe valuable are “expensive,” “costly” and “priceless.” Immortality is the value that a soul has that causes the value of this world and the things in it to pale in comparison! The Bible gives this graphic description of what God is going to do with this world and everything in it. “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up” (2 Peter 3:9-10). Paul stated it this way, “While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18).
We
as Christians need to understand that the obedient
response to the Gospel message, as it is preached and taught to broken
men,
women, boys and girls is the only thing of lasting value! We as
Christians need
to see people as souls that are going to live forever! We as Christians
need to
start looking past the outward appearance and see what God
sees—souls in need
of redemption! We further learn the value of a soul in
The
reward of heaven through Jesus Christ is our reason
for being. “As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;
I shall be
satisfied when I awake in Your likeness” (Psalm 17:15). No
price can be
attached to looking upon the face of God and Jesus Christ! First
Heaven is a prepared place
for prepared people. We have
to prepare for virtually everything we do in life. What preparations
have we
made for our eternal, priceless souls? Have we given any serious
thought to our
souls being the most valuable possession we have, and its eternal
destiny is in
our individual control? Have we truly immersed ourselves in the
knowledge that
this world and everything in it will be ultimately destroyed?
“Therefore, since
all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to
be in
holy conduct and godliness” (2 Peter 3:11). Our mortal bodies
will be clothed
in immortality, but everything else will be gone! Paul tells us,
“Now this I
say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
What is the bottom line? When the trumpet of the Lord sounds, it will not matter how much money we had, in what neighborhood we lived, what kind of car we drove, how many degrees we had or even the power and influence we wielded. All that will matter is where will our invaluable souls spend eternity!
We sing this song, “What Will Your Answer Be?” by Tillit S. Teddlie. The words are indeed thought provoking.
Facing the sentence
of life or of death, What will that sentence be?
Washed
in the blood
of the Crucified One, He will your answer be.”