Although
our scripture is easy to understand, it is hard for us to put it into practice. “No one can serve two masters.” The word “master” used here is kurios in the Greek which translates as “lord”…the
same word used when we call Him our Lord God.
The word “serve” in this verse translates into a slave relationship and
slaves during this culture served one master full time. This passage of Scripture is in telling us that
we can’t serve both God and any other lord over our life.
Jesus
requires total allegiance. He is very
upfront with us and expects us to make the right choices. Of course we need to work for our paychecks
in order to provide for our basic needs.
That is a given. However, we need
to look beyond these necessities and take inventory of how we spend our time,
our talent, and our treasure.
By
keeping track of our budgets we can easily detail our expenses and see if we
are spending more money on our daily lattes than our offerings to the
Lord. Our bank statements reveal if we
are eating out more than we are giving to our church missionaries.
Where
do you spend your time? Check your
television’s DVR to see how many hours you are recording of your favorite
shows. Is this time outweighing your
Bible reading? How would you gage your
church attendance? Do you only attend on
Sunday when you don’t have a brunch invite or weekend getaway?
The
above isn’t bad in and of itself. I
challenge you to take stock of your life and see how you stack up. Remember, the
rub comes when we allow them to overtake our LOVE for the Lord.
“No
one can serve two masters;
for
either he will hate the one and love the other,
or
he will be devoted to one and despise the other.
You
cannot serve God and wealth.”
Matthew
6:24 (NKJV)
Forever His,
Anita
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