“No one can serve
two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be
devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Matthew 6:24
In this passage Jesus is discussing how anything we have
on earth will be gone. Everything physical is temporary. I'm not a fan of
money. Oh, I know it keeps society in order and it's nice because we don't have
to barter and trade anymore, but it annoys me. It's not necessarily the actual
bills that annoys me, it's the importance we have put on it. In America, we
have created idols. Some of us idolize television, celebrities, video games,
and money. An idol is anything that is more important to us than God. Many
people obsess over having more money so they can have more things.
Our verse today says, "No one can serve two
masters." If we love something more than God then it has become a master
over us. Let me give you an example from the secular world. Once there was a
man named Scrooge. He lost everyone he loved because he loved money more. He
would pay his employees very little. He would not use coal to warm his
buildings. He even ate very plain food so that he would save money. Then he was
visited by 3 spirits who changed his perspective. He began to give to others,
both his time and money. Scrooge realized that in the long run money didn't
matter.
We cannot take money with us to heaven. The only things
we take to heaven is our soul. While we are here it is our job to grow in God
and show his love to others. That's how we show our love to him. That's how we
serve him and not idols.
So, are you serving something other than God? How can you
follow him? Will you show his love for others today?
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