for what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?
profit and loss... they go hand and hand a lot of the time, but here they're put to two extremes. first we have profit, profit is to gain something that we didn't have. just think about it this way... what's the one present that you want the most for Christmas or your birthday... now remember your feeling when you got it? now what about a month from then, a year from then... do you even still use it? right, now you want something even better! you're never satisfied with what you have, you always want something else! now imagine having the whole world! with everything in it! you still wouldn't be happy! you'd still long for something else, because our soul longs for Jesus! but when we get so caught up in pursuing earthly things, we have less time pursuing what really matters and that is pursuing Christ! when we fully pursue God... ready for this?... we are more satisfied with nothing, then somebody would be if they had the whole world! and not only is pursuing the world a path to dissatisfaction, but also destruction and hell! (not trying to be all turn or burn, flip or fry... but it's the truth) Jesus satisfies us and gives us the most amazing gift! not only the most amazing relationship ever! but eternal life! praise God!
application
today I will spend all of my free time to pursue God
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