The Value of One Soul

"Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?"

Mark 8:37

Funny how little we value our souls, how cheaply we will sell them, how thoughtlessly we throw them away. The most frightening thing I"ve ever heard was a young student at one of my local colleges admit to me that, while he believed in an eternal, conscious heaven and hell and that he deserved to go to hell, and that the good news of Jesus was indeed good news, he was having too much fun living life his way. Yes, I may be right but he didn't care.


Really? Really?! And just what about your life is so good that you cannot, or will not, give it up? Promiscuous behavior? Drugs? Alcohol? Addiction? Hangovers, STDs, addiction, destruction, broken relationships, broken trust, broken lives. . .yeah, that sounds worth selling your soul for. It just gets better and better the farther we go. But maybe it's something a little less conspicuous and a little more insidious. Climbing the corporate ladder, an education, an advantageous marriage. . .Still, they seem to leave a little to be desired.

Christ died to save souls. God Himself left heaven, clothed Himself in humanity, allowed Himself to be mocked, spit on, whipped, slapped, and crucified by His own creation to save their souls. Christ exchanged His life for my soul. That is how valuable a soul is in God's eyes. The price is high and Christ paid it.

Knowing that, how much more should I value and yearn for people who are exchanging their souls for the trash of this world? Their bodies will pass away but their souls will live on forever.

Application: I will share Jesus with one person today in town.