The value of your soul--the richest part of your body!

Your soul is the most important asset you have in this life! Since, many times we cannot see what goes on in the supernatural realm, as a result of that we tend to underestimate the value of the soul.
The soul of a man is so important to God and to the devil such that, the enemy of our souls (the devil) wages war day in and out for the soul.
The devil is not after your belongings. He does not care about your university degree! The devil is not after your house! He is only using that property as a bait for something bigger! That is your soul! The devil does not care about what you drive! He is only using the car to seduce your soul. He knew that once he can get your soul, that car is no longer yours to drive! The day he has access into your soul, all is over from that day on! This is why you are facing many attacks on your life! The day you understand the reason for these plethora attacks that is when your victory comes. The night is never too dark. The rain never falls too hard. But the fight is over your soul.
The devil wanted to sift Peter despite all his ranks and file within the twelve disciples of Jesus. Despite, his theological stance, his wealth of understanding and strong loyalty to Christ. The devil almost had Peter!Thank God for the prayer of Jesus!
"Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers." (Luke 22:32)
Some people don't understand that the devil prays! And one of the prayer requests of Satan is for sifting people away, and separating them from God!

The value of the soul
"Skin for skin!" Satan replied. "A man will give all he has for his own life."(Job 2:4).
This scripture gives us a window into the level where the soul is held in high esteem by Satan; such that he is bent on fighting tooth and nail to get as many souls as he can get!
Sadly, some people have sold their own souls to the devil.
"Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Mark 8:37).
The soul of a man is so important to God that scripture says that there is joy in heaven over one soul that repents."I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent."( Luke 15:7).
The writer of Psalm 124 expatiate on the war over the soul when he likened the soul of a man to the man himself:
“Had it not been the LORD who was on our side,”
         Let Israel now say,
“Had it not been the LORD who was on our side
         When men rose up against us,
Then they would have swallowed us alive,
         When their anger was kindled against us;
Then the waters would have engulfed us,
         The stream would have swept over our soul;
Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”
Blessed be the LORD,
         Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth.
Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper;
         The snare is broken and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name of the LORD,
         Who made heaven and earth." (Psalm 124:1-8)
You can count the number of times the Psalmist represented people with the word: soul  in the above text.
The soul is so paramount to God such that Jesus asked: "What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?"- Matthew 16:26
The question: what shall a man give in exchange for his own soul means that nothing in the whole world can be likened to the soul. No wealth, no achievement can be compared to the soul of man!

So, what is the soul?
What is the soul? This is the mind...the center of all knowing, the center of cognition, the seat of awareness, and the seat of salvation! For it is with our whole mind, we worship and serve God!
"Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."(Deuteronomy 6:5).
"Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
(Matthew 22:37)
"You must serve only the LORD your God. If you do, I will bless you with food and water, and I will protect you from illness." (Exodus 23:25).
Due to the fact that the soul is in connection with God, it is the richest part of the human body! Why because nothing contacts God and remains the same! God is too rich that the soul that encounter Him, becomes rich as well! "But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us." (2 Corinthians 4:7). It is so important to know that everything that a man will accomplish in the earth has been deposited by God in the soul. All you have, and all what you are going to become have been kept in your soul. That is the deposit of plethora resources. That is why when a person dies, what died is more than a mere human being! A nation has died! A universe has been killed. The world has been robbed.
The devil understand this and that is why he is trying to steal the treasures from the soul of as many men and women that does not know this! The human-spirit is so locked up with treasures as a bank's vaults. The soul is so rich that only when we open our mouths and hearts is when other people can see through into our soul. Even then, it is only a glimpse of what is really inside of our hearts, is seen! Nobody can see all that is really inside the other's soul. Although, through discernment, we can still perceive what is in the souls of others. Yet, not very many people operate in this gift of discernment. Nevertheless, the soul is rich. And we can seen through into the souls of people through their faces. We can see through the eyes. That is why psychology enables mind-reading, whereby we can understand people's mind by mere looking on their countenance.
The writer of the book of proverbs proved that there is a connection between the soul and the eyes:
"Bright eyes gladden the heart;Good news puts fat on the bones." (Proverbs 15:30)
The joy of the soul radiates on the face of the man and woman who is carrying treasures.
And Satan being a thief (John 10:10), he is all out to steal and to kill and to destroy all that is hidden in that soul. Satan wants the treasures on the inside.

Soul exchange!
In the olden days until now, wars have been fought based on the concept of soul exchange. It has always been soul for soul. Life for life. All homicide are a bet on the souls of humanity. "So they went in to make sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had posted eighty men outside with this warning: "If one of you lets any of the men I am placing in your hands escape, it will be your life for his life." (2 Kings 10:24).
Even, Satan understood this concept of skin for skin and life for life; when he  approached God concerning Job: "Satan replied to the LORD, "Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life." (Job 2:4).

So what must you do to preserve your soul?
Having read that Satan is after your soul, the smart question then is: what must you do to preserve your soul?
-Give your life to Christ!
"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call.With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." (Acts 2:36-40).
And it is important to know that after surrendering your life to Christ, it is not over! You will have to continue in Him. Why because Satan will keep coming to check you out whether or not you are still in God? So that he (Satan) can steal your soul! How did I know that? Because scripture said so:
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him," (Colossians 2:6).
"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen." (2 Peter 3:18).
"I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better." (Ephesians 1:17).