Preachify Daily Devotional

PRAISE TO PRAY - Acts 16.25-26


About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.

Are you happy? Sing praises to the Lord.
Are you weary and heavy hearted? Pray it to the Lord.
In situations, give thanks for it is God's will for us in Christ Jesus. Therefore, do not be anxious about anything but, in prayer and supplication, make your request known to God through the act of thanksgiving. Amen!

THE VALUE OF A SOUL

“For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Matthew 16: 26

(a) Man is a multi-dimensional being – body, soul and spirit (1 Thess. 5:23). The physical body is the dwelling place of the God-created spirit. It is the spirit of man that illuminates the soul, which is the emotional and intellectual part of man. Man is thus spiritual in the sense of possessing both spirit and soul. He is physical in that the real person is resident in a physical body that is of the dust of the earth (Eccl. 12: 7).
(b) Oftentimes, man tends to spend more time pampering the body that has limited earthly life and neglect the soul which is made in the image of God and will continue living after this earthly life.
(c) Jesus said that the soul is worth more than the rest of the world put together. He asked: “What will it profit a man if he will gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” (Matt. 16:26; Mark 8:36).

OUR SAVIOUR ASKED THESE QUESTIONS OVER 2,000 YEARS AGO – NEVER BEEN ANSWERED.

It is a two part question:
(a) “For what will it profit a man if he will gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Or,
(b) “What will a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Christ is simply teaching that it is a foolish bargain if we should try to exchange our souls for the world. Therefore we need to recognise the value of our souls.

WHY IS THE SOUL OF MAN SO VALUABLE

1. The value of a soul is measured by the source from which it originates.
(a) Man was made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26-27; 2:7).
(b) Yet God does not have a physical body like ours (John 4:24; Luke 24:39).
(c) Therefore it must be our soul or spirit that is in God’s image.
(d) It is that part of you that possess wisdom, intellect, emotion and will – just like God. That makes man different from animals.

2. The value of the soul is measured by its eternal quality
(a) The soul will never die, it will live forever.
(b) The body soon dies and returns to the dust where it originated, while the soul returns to God who gave it (Eccl. 12:7).
(c) It is the soul that will stand in judgment when the body resurrects in a new form (Heb. 9:27; 2 Cor. 5:10).
(d) The soul in its resurrected body will bear the brunt of the judgement either in heaven or in hell (Rom. 2:7-9).
3. The value of the soul is measured by the devil’s interest in it.
The devil is greatly at work in our world, and he is after our souls. He is walking around like a wounded lion (1 Pet. 5:8).
4. The value of the soul is measured by God’s concern for saving it.
God is very passionate about our souls.
(a) He is “not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Pet. 3:9).
(b) “God demonstrated His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8).
(c) God sees man’s soul as the most valuable thing in the whole world, which is why He sent His son to redeem it. So what will it profit a man…? (Mk. 8:36).

5. The value of the soul is measured by the price paid for its redemption.
(a) The Bible says “knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold… but with the precious blood of Christ” (1 Pet. 1:18-19).
(b) What are you doing with your soul? Are you gambling with it or just taking a change with it?

MAKING A DIFFERENCE
GALATIANS 6: 10

To make a difference simply means bringing about a significant change. This change is the result of a positive action taken by any individual, or a group of people, which must certainly impact on others in a delightful way. So, when the apostle Paul challenged the brethren at Galatia to utilize every opportunity by doing good to all men, he was simply telling them to make a difference in the lives of others.

TIME IS SHORT! HOW PREPARED ARE YOU?!


Time is collapsing on us. How brief is time? The Scripture says, “You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is as nothing before You” (Psalm 39:5). If I live to be a hundred years of age, that’s nothing in eternity.

The Scripture says, “For a thousand years in Your sight are like yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night” (Psalm 90:4). A watch in the night was four hours, that’s all. One day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day. The Bible says, “My days are like a shadow that lengthens, and I wither away like grass. But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, and the remembrance of Your name to all generations” (Psalm 102:11-12).

Each of us has the same amount of time in every day—1,440 minutes a day, 168 hours a week. “The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away” (Psalm 90:10).

Time calls for immediate action. “Now is the accepted time; today is the day of salvation.” Every time your clock ticks, it’s saying, “Now, now, now, now, now, now, now.”
There is going to be a Judgment in which every word that you’ve ever spoken, every thought you’ve ever had, every moral choice you ever faced, everything you’ve ever done will be accountable at the Judgment.

GOLDEN REFLECTION - Psalm 63.1-7

We all have a time in our lives when we reflect on things of the past, pleasant memories, good and ugly situations. They tend to bring us comfort,pain and Joy. Many at times, our situations of life will cause us to have a reflection of our past. Such was the case of the Psalmist who in the time of peril, had a golden reflection of the love, grace, mercy and peace of God. It was a golden moment for the Psalmist and such should be our case tonight.

MY DISTRACTION, MY DISQUALIFICATION

Distraction comes in different forms. It can be the thing you love most which may likely be a setback for you. Often times, people failed in their pursuit of careers because they lack focus. Hence, the reason for some disqualifications. Apostle Paul set a timeless awarenesses for Christians to be mindful of their eternal race, that they may not be distracted by the means and pleasures of this world. Lest, we be disqualified.
Do you have any distractions as you run your heavenly race? Starve them and feed your focus so that you will not be disqualified.

A MIGHTY FORTRESS - Psalm 91.1-5

You can’t be living near to God one day and other days, you are sleeping with the spiritual enemies.

PEACE, PERFECT PEACE

Isaiah 26.3-4 Reminds Us We Can Find Peace In God's word and promises. I mean, we could go on and on. I don't know what's going on in your life that makes you feel troubled. But hear this verse from Isaiah 26:3–4 saying to you, if you trust in God, keep your mind stayed on God, He will keep you in perfect peace because He is an everlasting rock.

PEACE BE STILL!
Mark 4.39

At a time, the storm was unbearable for the little faith disciples. There next action was to question the authority of Jesus' authority as God but then, they knew that just a call away, the Master won't decline their plea. And Jesus speaks peace to the raging storm, commanding calmness. Even though the storm was resistant, the result of Jesus’s command was instant calm. The effect Jesus wanted wasn’t gradual but immediate. Many times, we don’t see immediate answers or solutions to our problems when we call on Jesus, but in this instance, He wanted to show the disciples and us, His ultimate power to fully build their and our faith.

How can we peace and stillness amidst our storms of life? 1 Peter 5.7

A CALL TO DECIDE

Now you can't change your passed but you can determine your destiny by deciding for Christ. But Christ can change your passed. He died on the cross so that all the sins that you have ever committed, all the things you've ever done wrong are forgiven.
Decisions are made whether we make them or not. Time decide if you will not and time always decides against us.