This is a nuclear age we are going through. People are so busy with their cobwebs. They run hither & tither to earn a living. With enormous education has come great responsibility.
They live for some eighty years, or say hundred years. For God it's too meagre a time. Does that mean that people have been toiling so hard for something which will be lost in memory in no time....??? Do they fix their eyes on something which is vanity??? It could take the shape of anything, money, health, sound education, business, insurance, fun, chatting, & so on the list is pretty long. Which of these would give you ETERNAL happiness & contentment??? Which of these do you expect to carry along after life???
The things mentioned above nourish the physical body & mind. After death this very same physical body degrades, putrifies & becomes a part of the earth. What remains is the soul which is eternal. What have you done for the nourishment of your soul so far...? Jesus said-" And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul..." Matthew 16: 26.
So the SOUL REALLY MATTERS!!! We should give our first priority to the things that nourish the soul, that is, Word of God & prayer. The rest, be it education or money or whatever, should be a means to serve God better. Nothing should be a substitute to the true happiness & joy we get through our personal relationship with Christ. Rather than heaping up treasures on earth, we must heap up treasures in heaven.
You need not be a Bible scholar or pastor or prophet to serve God efficiently. Whichever situation God has placed you in is the best setting where you could do your ministry for Christ. It need not be a church always. It could be a hospital, a school, a fire station, a restaurant, a prison, a company or even a small shop. Identify your spiritual gifts & use them to the fullest. May God help you to place your first concern over Him & to serve Him well. In the holy name of Jesus Christ. Amen...
They live for some eighty years, or say hundred years. For God it's too meagre a time. Does that mean that people have been toiling so hard for something which will be lost in memory in no time....??? Do they fix their eyes on something which is vanity??? It could take the shape of anything, money, health, sound education, business, insurance, fun, chatting, & so on the list is pretty long. Which of these would give you ETERNAL happiness & contentment??? Which of these do you expect to carry along after life???
The things mentioned above nourish the physical body & mind. After death this very same physical body degrades, putrifies & becomes a part of the earth. What remains is the soul which is eternal. What have you done for the nourishment of your soul so far...? Jesus said-" And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul..." Matthew 16: 26.
So the SOUL REALLY MATTERS!!! We should give our first priority to the things that nourish the soul, that is, Word of God & prayer. The rest, be it education or money or whatever, should be a means to serve God better. Nothing should be a substitute to the true happiness & joy we get through our personal relationship with Christ. Rather than heaping up treasures on earth, we must heap up treasures in heaven.
You need not be a Bible scholar or pastor or prophet to serve God efficiently. Whichever situation God has placed you in is the best setting where you could do your ministry for Christ. It need not be a church always. It could be a hospital, a school, a fire station, a restaurant, a prison, a company or even a small shop. Identify your spiritual gifts & use them to the fullest. May God help you to place your first concern over Him & to serve Him well. In the holy name of Jesus Christ. Amen...
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