There are many things that catch our attention through our eyes. There are houses, lands, money, cars, clothes and many other things. We are bombarded daily with things to buy, things that we cannot live without. However, the Psalmist reminds us that they are worthless things. None of these things can renew our life. Someone may feel that if they bought a new house then they would be able to live again. Jesus told us that if we were to gain the whole world but lose our soul then we would have gained absolutely nothing.
Jim Elliot’s famous words still hold true for us today. When he was a student in college he said, “A man is no fool to give what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Less than a decade later Jim gave the ultimate sacrifice when he and four other missionaries died a martyr’s death in the jungles of Ecuador. What did he lose? Everything as far as this world would believe. What did he gain? Nothing according to this world. However, he gained another world, a better world.
Our eyes see many worthless things that the world calls valuable. We need to turn our eyes away and look into the Word of God and then we will renew our life.
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