For what
shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
(Mark 8:36).
Many people live their lives as though this world
is where it all ends; but there’s a life hereafter. Even if God gave you two
hundred years to live in this world, it would still be over some day. After
all, he gave some over nine hundred years to live in Bible days, but they still
died and left this world. It doesn’t matter how many years you live on earth,
what matters is whether or not you lived in the righteousness of God,
glorifying Him with your life.
The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, "But seek
ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be
added unto you." If all you do with your years on earth is to seek to make
yourself happy, and fulfil your own dreams, that’ll be an empty life. When we
all stand before the Lord at the end, when He judges all things, His only
concern would be what you did with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He’d only be
interested in how you lived the Word, fulfilling and expressing His
righteousness. So, it’s about the life hereafter.
Our life in this world isn’t essentially for this
world; you’re in this world to decide where and how you’ll live eternity.
The despots and dictators of yesteryears thought they would live forever in
this world, so they built kingdoms and stored up fortunes for themselves; but
today, they’ve taken their place in eternity. No wonder Jesus asked the
thought-provoking question in our opening verse: "...what shall it profit
a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
If a man had all the fame and glamour in the world,
and lived and died without Christ, what would that be, compared to the anguish
of living eternally in hell? We must therefore continue to preach the Gospel
and teach men, women, young people, and children in our world and in the
regions beyond that life on earth is short; eternity is all that matters. The
time to serve the Lord with wholehearted devotion, and make Him your number one
focus, is now.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for helping me see and
appreciate the purpose of my life in the earth, in preparing for the life
hereafter. My life is dedicated to the spread of the Gospel, and the
establishment of your righteousness in the hearts of men and women around the
world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
further study: John 3:16; Matthew 5:29
1 Year Bible Reading : Nehemiah 7-8 Acts 13:1-12
2 Year Bible Reading : 2 Corinthians 9:11-15 Isaiah 15-16
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