What Profit Is It To A Man If He Gains The Whole World?

 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? - Matthew 16:26.         

              God told his disciples about the parable of a rich man who yielded an abundant harvest and thought to himself where to store. So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up  for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ - Luke 12:18-20.

      The world and everything in it will pass away. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever - 1 John 2:17. Even if a man gains a whole world, there is no profit for him as he cannot carry anything when he leaves the world. As he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return, To go as he came; And he shall take nothing from his labor Which he may carry away in his hand - Ecclesiastes 5:15. For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things - Matthew 6:32.     

      Nothing can make us rich except the blessing of the Lord. The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it - Proverbs 10:22. But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth - Deuteronomy 8:18. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life - John 12:25. The value of our soul is eternal and so let us set our minds on things above. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth - Colossians 3:2.

                                                 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us set our mind on things above and not on things on the earth as there is no profit for us even if we gain the whole world. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.