The State of Your Soul
April 9th, 30e by Brett Wagner
I came across a little book called “Thoughts for Young Men” by J.C. Ryle. He is one of the “old-dead guys” and though he was old and is now dead, his life still speaks. Even though this is taken from a book directed at guys it is applicable for all. Read what he has to say:
“For another thing, never forget that nothing is so important as your soul.
Your soul is eternal. It will live forever. The world and all that it contains shall pass away - firm, solid, beautiful, well ordered as it is, the world shall come to an end. “The earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” (2 Peter 3:10). The works of statesmen, writers, painters, architects, are all short-lived: your soul will outlive them all. The angel’s voice shall proclaim on day, that “Time shall be no longer.” (Rev 10:6). But that shall never be said of your souls.
Try, I beseech you, to realize the fact that your soul is the one thing worth living for. It is the part of you which ought always to be first considered. No place, no employment is good for you which injures your soul. No friend, no companion deserves your confidence, who makes light of your soul’s concerns…
God does not look at riches, titles, learning beauty or anything of that kind. One thing only God does look at, and that is the immortal soul. He measures all men by one standard, one measure, one test, one criterion, and that is the state of their souls.”
These are good words to consider as we are constantly bombarded by so many concerns and cares. Important as they may be, nothing is as important as the state of our souls!
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