THE LOST SOULS OF JAPAN

"Then said Jesus unto his disciples If any man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" Matthew 16:24-26 

i keep seeing videos of Japan and i am burdened for the souls of those who survived. i pray for the families that are left and that they come to know the Lord and Saviour of the whole world. The souls that perished have no more choice, their choice was made when they lived. According to statistics, it does not look good because a reported 1% of Japan is said to be Christian. All the humanitarian aid in the world cannot save a soul without the Gospel being preached. Rebuilding the same life over and over again without Jesus is like building on the sand (Matthew 7:24-27).

What does it profit a man to gain the world and lose his own soul?  What does a man give in exchange for his soul?? Most people give up their soul, their life in Christ, their eternity with God, in choosing to live for the temporary and fleeting pleasures the devil offers in this life. The profit in worldly terms can be great, but in the end, without Jesus, the soul is cast into the lake of fire with the devil (Revelation 20:14). IS IT WORTH IT? WAKE UP!

So, many Japanese lost their worldly possessions but more importantly the majority lost their eternal souls to hell. You would think the people of the world would wake up from their spiritual slumber and call out to Jesus, repent and believe on Him, change their mind and turn from sin. You would think the people of the world could read the writing on the wall, could discern the signs of the times and see Jesus is coming back. Yet few will.  With all the learning in the world, they are ever learning but never coming to the knowledge of the truth (2 Timothy 3:7). The road truly is narrow and few there be that will even find it (Matthew 7:13-14). There truly will only be a remnant saved, only a few that make it to heaven... ARE YOU READY??

PS...To my eternal family of brothers and sisters, keep preaching and teaching the Word of God. You encourage and bless me so much, especially the young men and women of God in my life who are standing for righteousness and holiness each day. Never look back and keep going, persevere to the end and overcome.. i am praying for each of you and love you. i wish we could all be together all the time, but we will have an eternity to be together, so we do each day the will of God in our lives until we have run the full race he has marked out for us.. God bless each of you, may the grace and peace of our Lord be with you always, amen.

JESUS IS LORD OF ALL