He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:9. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Hebrews 1:14.
Salvation is the desire of all the children of God. There is nothing which is more in their hearts than this thought and these words. Oh, that I may be saved! Salvation will certainly be ours if we only remain steadfast in the true faith in Christ and solicitous as to our salvation; for it does not rest in our hand, but in the hand of God by whose power we are kept unto salvation. Comfort yourselves with such thoughts, ye who are unfortunate in this world. If ye pious souls seem to be the most unfortunate in this life, ye are nevertheless happy. (1 Peter 3:14). But the children of the world should also consider what they despise and lose, namely, the salvation of their souls. What shall it help us if we have everything else but lose salvation? "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 16:26). No one wishes to lose anything which is dear to him. Shall a man deal with his soul in such a thoughtless manner that he must needs lose it? The old adage remains true: "Possessions lost, nothing is lost; courage lost, the half is lost; soul and salvation lost, all is lost. " ’’Therefore hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. " (Revelation 3:11)
Jerusalem, thou city fair and high.
Would God I were in thee!
My longing heart to thee would fly!
It will not stay with me;
Far over vale and mountain.
Far over field and plain.
It hastens to seek its Fountain
And quit this world of pain.