“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Mark 8:36-37
The decision for Christ causes a human being to die to self and live for Jesus. The believer’s life no longer belongs to him. It belongs to Jesus. He must live by the oracles of Jesus or face the judgments of God.
The challenge is profiting to meet your needs under the guidance and authority of Jesus.
This is where greed and self interests get entangled in our motives.
The Bible instructs believers to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the other things will be added.
This is a direct command to elevate Jesus above everything else in your life. Make Jesus first by seeking His will through prayer, reading the Bible and listening for His voice.
We get priorities out of order in dealing with the difference between needs and wants.
Jesus promises to provide for a believer’s basic needs but his wants have to be submitted to the perfect timing of Jesus.
Jesus desires to give a believer abundantly more than he asks or thinks according to the Holy Spirit dwelling inside him.
Profiting for Jesus is binding evil and loosing the salvation of Jesus to others. We bind evil through prayer and intercession and loose salvation through the Living Water in our words and actions.
Jesus does not want a believer to attempt to enhance his life and gain prosperity. Let Jesus pour out His goodness on your life and rejoice in the words “My cup runneth over”.
Jesus wants a believer to lose his life for the purposes of the Kingdom. This will give a believer a new life and identity built on the principles of Jesus.
We cannot buy or earn the gift of salvation. It is a gift from Jesus that comes by faith and obedience.
For in Him, we live and move and have our being!
Hal Hollister Ministry 