Nothing on Earth is Worth It

For what shall it profit a man,
if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul? Mark 8:36

Talk is cheap
Promises, promises
If we serve the Lord in word only, that will not be enough
Jesus expects our dedication and our obedience to whatever He asks of us
and He expects us to give up whatever He requires

That is never for a human to tell you what that might be
But God has a way of letting us know what He is requests of us
If we ignore His prompting, His very voice,
we risk losing much more than we can ever imagine, including our soul

Pushing God aside
Refusing to seek Him
Always being too busy for God, to listen to Him, to read His word,
to find out what He considers valuable offerings
They will catch up to each of us if we keep trying to go our own way
We might even become numb to His voice, feel nothing toward Him
We might get lost in the world,
while He beckons us to spend time with Him,
to listen to Him, to choose to serve Him, to honor Him,
to value the things of the Kingdom and Eternity
more than we value what we see and hear and feel

For what shall it profit a man,
if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul? Mark 8:36