IT’S WORTH IT

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. -Fuller

Mark 8:36-37, For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Many folks are just giving up these days. They give up on their children. They give up on their marriages. They give up on their church and their pastor. Some, even give up on the Lord.

You will never know how much you’ve got until what you have is gone! When you give up, some of those things you gave up on will never come back to yah!

Yes, it is worth it to fight for your marriage! Yes, it is worth it to teach your kids to follow the Lord. Yes, it is worth it to support your church and the church’s pastor! Yes, it is worth it to live for the Lord! So, don’t quit child of God! You keep on keeping on no matter what Satan may be throwing at you! Keep that chin up and serve the Lord with gladness because it is worth it!

HOW MUCH IS A SOUL WORTH?

If He were ever asked how much a soul was worth, Jesus would remind us of the time He crucified on the Cross and gave up the Ghost.

Luke 19:10, For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

           How much is it worth to you? I remember hearing that in school when a classmate brought something in for show and tell. You asked, “How much would you sell that for?” Their response “How much is it worth to you?” It was one of negotiation, wheeling and dealing, and the beginnings of a lifetime of haggling to get the better deal.

            Friend, while there are some things you can haggle on, wheel and deal, and even a negotiation on, you will never get a better deal for your salvation than what Jesus has done for you. You see, you pay nothing, He paid it all. You cannot haggle for a better deal than that! There is no wheeling and dealing, you either do it God’s way or it’s not going to happen. There aren’t any negotiations for a different way; Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life! How much is a soul is worth— Jesus shed blood His blood on the Cross the souls of lost man!

TIME TO HEAR THE WORD!

This was posted on a Bronx, New York, church bulletin board: "Do come in-Trespassers will be forgiven." –Anonymous

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Psalm 122:1

It’s been a rough week I know but would you do me a favor? GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH! Your life depends on it! Your co-worker’s life depends on it! Your children’s life depends on it! Can I be frank with you? The world depends on you and me putting a high priority on going to church! When we neglect it, we are telling them it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t make a difference, it doesn’t mean anything! But child of God, David even said, He was glad to go to church! Shouldn’t we be?

A LIFE TO VALUE

The purpose of life is not to be happy-but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you lived at all. -Rosten

And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh: Exodus 18:3-4

God reminds us of Moses’ children’s names here in Exodus 18:3-4. I see two reminders;

1. We are strangers in this land, just passing through to our Heavenly Home!

2. God is my help! Not just in my time of need but at all times! He gave me help last night to get the sleep I needed. He helped me this morning to get up. He will help me throughout my day, sometimes even before I knew I needed help! That’s just how my God works!

With that being said, How will you spend your day?

C.T Studd said, “Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.” What meaningful thing are you planning on doing for the Lord today?