Matthew 16:26
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Christ to his disciples, but it is a question that haunts every human. Do you want all the world has to offer, but to forfeit your soul in the process? I've lived long enough now to understand how short and empty life is, even when one has it all.
Ted Turner comes to mind. One of the richest men in the world; the largest private landowner in America, but what is he now? Old and decrepit, tottering around to his different homes while living with four different women, who all are happy to use him for their own purposes. Ah, what a fulfilling life. Ted will die soon and everything that he has and all that he built will be left behind. He will have gained the whole world, but lost his own soul. A tragedy.
Christ calls us to be more concerned about eternal things here. He wants us to understand the brevity of life and how wealth and honor do not follow us to the grave.
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