Matthew 6:24 (LSB) 24 “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.
There is much in this verse for us all to learn, especially if we look at it with a wide lens, so we can see it in a broader sense than just relating to money or wealth.
While Jesus was speaking here specifically about money and wealth, if we pull back, we can see the opportunity to look also at other things.
Consider that He stated we cannot serve two masters. Serve, in this verse, also refers to being a slave to something.
We cannot be a slave to God and to something else.
If we were to replace money with various sins, this may suddenly become more relatable to us.
Drunkenness. Thievery. Sexual immorality. Lying. And the list can go on.
These represent some of the things we can become a slave to, allowing them to become our master.
Jesus said we cannot serve two masters. We must hate one and love the other.
So, if we take what Jesus has said, and we use this context to examine whatever it is that we may be a slave to at this very moment, it makes it plain and clear as to what we must do.
We must remove what has taken God’s place in our hearts. We must learn to hate whatever it is.
And we must love God more than that thing we have become enslaved to.
It is only when we hate the sin that we will make a sincere effort to separate ourselves from it.
And it is only by the power of the Holy Spirit that we will be able to do so.
Remember, flesh cannot overcome flesh. It requires the Spirit of God to break the chains that are holding us, and until we allow God’s Spirit in, the flesh will continue to win the battle. And we will remain a slave.
Let Him in. And win the battle once and for all.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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