Mark 8:37
Wow, what a quotable quote! What, indeed, would a person give in exchange for their own soul? The answer to this rhetorical question is of course, no one would want to give anything in exchange for their soul. We all want to keep it for ourselves. We think of it as our own prized possession.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. Our souls do not even belong to us. Instead, we are, soul mind body spirit, whatever, the possession of the Lord. He has made us, and we are his. So, our soul is not our own, and yet we think of it as something that we may handle.
In any case, we cannot control the destiny of our own souls ourselves. We shall either lose them to destruction by living for this present world; or, we will yield them to Christ, and find eternal bliss.
Heavenly Father, thank you for how you treat us! You don’t just treat us like meaningless trinkets that you can cast aside. Instead you love us with an eternal love that is so precious. Your kindness and graciousness to us is a great glory to you! We will thank you forever for your great goodness and love. We will praise you for Christ for all of eternity! Thank you for giving us a destiny for our souls, a hope for all of forever. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise you, Amen.