Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mark chapter 8, verse 37; from the New King James Version (NKJV)
Today’s musings are built around something the Spirit put into my mind: Exchange Rates. Most folks know that when you go to different countries you have different currency. Right? Dear Lord, I hope so! Since I live in the U.S. I will use our Dollar for comparison. Say you go to Europe. You need to have Euros to purchase stuff. So you take your Dollar to a currency exchange. If you give them $1 you do not get 1 Euro in change. If you do you got cheated. As of this writing the Euro is worth .93 U.S. dollars. Now, if that were true you just made .07 U.S. Dollars. Not great, but not a bad return. But lets say you go to Argentina. You go to the exchange center, give them $1 and receive 1 Argentina Peso. Well, the manager of that exchange center just made 179.68 Pesos. He did really good. You? You did poorly. Why all this talk about currency exchanges?
Glad you asked that question. Every day we exchange something far more valuable than dollars, euros, or pesos. We exchange time for purpose and the future. Every second of the clock, we have just spent it on something. It may be worthwhile–but then again it may not. And how you spend your time right now, and every right now, is being exchanged for your purpose and your future. That’s what Jesus was saying in today’s passage.
You can spend your time on things you want. You spend your time on what you think you need. You spend your time seeking–well seeking whatever the mind wants. And that pursuit is giving you your purpose in the moment–and determining your future. How you spend your time has consequences–both good and horrible. Therefore, make sure you spend your time seeking what God wants for you and from you. Where do you find that? Easy! It’s right there in The Bible. How you spend your next moment after reading this determines you purpose and directs you to your future.
Kingdom Pastor 
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Brother Randy, given the context of these words of Jesus, He seems to be saying that we can either live for self for the things of this world, or we can live for Him in hope of eternity with Him. The choice is ours. Unfortunately in way too many churches today, the folks in the pews are mislead into thinking we can have it both ways. Jesus is making it clear that we can’t. We must choose wisely.
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That’s exactly correct! So many in the pews want it both ways–but it just ain’t gonna happen! Thanks for your reading my musings and sharing your insights! If we never meet on this side–I know we will see each other on the other side!
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