The preacher spoke about the salvation of the soul and how I need to be saved, how will that provide for my food?

First of all, it is good to know that man is tripartite in nature (1 Thess. 5:23); man is a spirit (Pro 20:23, 1 Cor 2:11) that has a soul (Matt. 16:26, Luke 21:29) and lives in a body (2 Cor. 5:1, 2 Pet. 1:14).

With the spirit you contact the spiritual realm, with the soul the realm of knowledge and with the body, the natural realm. Man was designed to live from the inside out; from the spirit to the soul and to the body.

Man is not supposed to be ruled by the body because to be body ruled or to raise the natural as the standard of life is to be carnal (Rom. 10:6, Phil. 3:19).

Man was created to be made a house for God (Isa. 66:1-2, 2 Cor. 6:16), that’s what is called the salvation of the soul (1 Pet. 1:9, Jam. 1:21). So, man is not a temporal being; he is of eternal worth. Man was made to inherit the Life of God called Eternal Life (Tit. 1:2, 1 John 2:25), and this life can only be given to man through knowledge (John 17:3, 1 John 5:20).

This knowledge comes via the teaching and preaching of the Word of Life (Tit. 1:3, Rom. 10:13-17). So, man is commanded to live on words and not on the natural alone (Matt. 4:4, Psa. 119); any other way of life outside this will rob man of such great and eternal destiny (John 3:16, Mark 8:26).

It’s good to know that God is a good and caring father (Psalm 136, 1 Pet. 5:7, Heb. 2:6); He doesn’t just have provisions for saving the soul, He has already settled all that pertains to the natural life of His children (Matt. 6: 26-32, 1 Tim. 6:6-8, Heb. 13:5-6).

So, we are instructed to focus on the Word of Life and not on our natural needs (Matt. 6:33-34, Mark 10:28-30). To focus on what should be added and leave the promise of life itself is to lose eternally, that’s what is called perishing (Mark 8:36, 2 Thess. 2:10).

When we focus on the salvation of our souls and need arises, we should learn how to cast it on the Lord by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving.

We should keep focusing on the hope of salvation. Even in the face of pressing needs, we should keep trusting the Lord all the way knowing that He cares about every aspect of our lives (1 Pet. 5:7, Phil. 4:6-7). God Cares.