Who has not seen a safe with its thick walls and strong iron door? Valuable things need to be protected against fire and theft.
The most valuable thing we possess is our soul. “What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” One day I was visiting the scene of a fire and saw a burned, twisted safe. It had been in the roaring fire and had fallen several stories to the basement. Though the safe was ruined, the valuables inside were all safe and unharmed.
We need to put our trust in the Lord. Perhaps we could change that sentence and say, we should put our lives and our souls in the hands of the Lord. We can do this by asking Him to be our Saviour and Lord.
“Whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.” On the cross, the Lord Jesus went through the fire of judgment against sin. Those flames of righteous wrath exhausted themselves, but the Lord Jesus gave up His life — He died. When He arose from the grave He showed Himself the Victor over death. That is why we can commit our souls into His safe-keeping with the assurance that all will be well along life’s journey and at the end as well.
The Lord Jesus is like a “safe” for our souls. He also wants us to keep other valuables. He tells us to lay up treasures in heaven. Time is precious. Each moment of the day is a pearl that He wants to keep for us; our words, our thoughts, and our actions should all be given to Him.
A wealthy lady once took a trip abroad. Before she left, she entrusted her valuables to a trustworthy friend, except a diamond ring and a pearl necklace. When she returned home she found all her belongings safe but on the trip abroad she was robbed of the ring and her beads had been broken and several gems were lost. She should have left everything to her trusty friend.
Let us put our life, our soul, and all that we have in the safe-keeping of the Lord Jesus until we reach our heavenly home.
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