Matthew
6:24
The
bible is clear on the fact that you cannot serve two masters. No matter how
much effort you put forth, this cannot be done because the God you are involved
with desires your full attention… Deuteronomy 6:15 says, “for the LORD your
God in the midst of you is a jealous God; otherwise the anger of the LORD your
God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the
earth.” There are some of us who are wondering right now why it is that
your prayers haven’t been answered, why it is that you have not been able to
get out of the rut you are in or even why it seems like the ditch you are in
keeps getting deeper and deeper… If you are that person today, the question I
have for you is quite simple; is the shovel in your hands or Gods…? Are you
stuck because you are trying to figure your own way out or have you really
turned it over to the Lord…? The bible declares in Jeremiah 29:13 that, “You
will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” The only
way for you to find God is to seek Him with all your heart; this in turn requires
that you leave the other master spoken of in our focus verse from the book of
Matthew alone… The problem in your life isn’t that God hasn’t heard or
doesn’t hear your prayers; the problem is that you are so distracted by the
things of this world and your peers that you cannot recognize the answer that
He has placed right before you… This is why you feel like you’ve been
praying all this time and haven’t gotten a response, this is why the walls keep
closing in on you; you say your waiting on God and the reality is that He is
waiting on you… You can’t have one foot in Christ and the other in the
world… You may think that it can be done, you will be the exception to the
rule; just know that so many people have tried this and ended up missing out of
the blessings of God… Trying to appease two things will at some point require
you to make a decision as to which is of the most importance… Understand today
that two masters aren’t just limited to living two lives or trying to sit on
the fence with your religion! Two masters can simple be anything that you
have put on the same level as our God… The most interesting thing that I
find in studying this passage is the fact that there are so many people who are
trying to serve two masters without even knowing it… A simple way to check with
you fall into this category is to analyze your everyday affairs… How many times
do you oversleep and wake to say a “quick prayer” before leaving out the
door… Have you ever cut your devotion time with God short (if you even spend
time with Him other than Sunday’s) to go tend to another need that you deemed
more important…? Answering these questions let you know if there is another
master in your life and it may also very well lead you to understanding why
things have not taken a turn in your life for the better as you had hoped or
expected (yes there are test, trials and hardships that we must endure;
however, there are also some things that we encounter in our lives that are
self-inflected because of our focus or attention being in other places… Serving
two masters is something that takes place at some point in all of our lives; one
of the most common instances where this occurs is in finances, we are so
devoted to making money, that money becomes our life. We miss secret
devotion because we have an opportunity to make a couple extra bucks, our kids
are at home yearning for attention because we feel like the extra hour or two
won’t hurt them, but will ultimately provide a better foundation for them to
grow. We must be careful when it comes to financial stability (you could
very well end up with a lot of money and the back and a lack of love in the
home… We must be sure that money doesn’t become are Lord or guide to how we
live! When
something is your master, it rules over you, and controls you. Make sure that
you aren’t being controlled by a source other than God! Just because you are
at the church, doesn’t mean you are apart of it. Life is full of choices,
we choose whether we want to go to work, we choose whether we want to get up in
the morning, and we choose whether or not we are going to be committed to this
Christian journey!
So
what is your choice, answer this question by your service and not your words?
BE BLESSED!!!
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