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Topic: Soul (07/13/06)
“Soul Intentions”

The soul is but a vague look at a man with its life intact.

And what is life if it is not God breathed?

Life is imaginary at best for without God’s breath the body cannot react.

The soul will go on of course, but the body becomes harmless as a knife that is sheathed.


"For whoever desires to save his life will lose it," Jesus declared,

"But whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it…”

We become useless to the good of God. Yes, quite impaired,

Until our soul is surrendered to His authority, we are eternally unfit.



“…For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?"

Are we so foolish as to revile the likes of our King and Master?

To be free from this world that binds, should be in fact our ultimate goal,

To deny this truth is to embrace our souls disaster.



The soul will depart at heavens call; it is life’s temporal ending,

But the inner life of man is without end, and without time’s constraint,

The seat of his emotions, and the center of his personality, for this God is intending,

For you to reap an everlasting harvest in heaven or hell, forever in bliss or complaint.


"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, (I read from Genesis 2:7,)

And breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being or (soul)"

With no reason to die, for there was no sin, man was honorably destined for heaven,

But the beguiling of evil, and the temptation eve, soon turned snow-white purity as black as coal.


We can turn this around; it is not too late, if you still have your breath within,

Turning to God is a wonderful thing, and you’ll receive all the rights of an heir,

If you can acknowledge a debt, which you could never pay, because of your willful sin,

Then heaven awaits, walk through its gates, to repent means your soul is in His care.
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Philip Barnes
07/20/06
You worked hard to capture the essence of the Soul. I appreciate the call to give priority to the spiritual. Add language that calls us out of the flesh and you will capture your reader.
Marilyn Schnepp 
07/27/06
A nice devotional and description of a 'soul'. However, if you want to lure Readers into reading your story about the good news of the Gospel - I'd suggest a different beginning, something that grabs them, intrigues them, gets their attention and then reel them in.. and THEN weave your message into the story THAT way. Just a helpful thought.