No man can serve two masters

Matthew  6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.  6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

There are Time we are faced with two choices in life and we are expected to chose one above the other, many become confused as to which to go for, after weighing the possible benefits that will come from each.

Such case was the teaching of Jesus Christ on the Mount about choosing between two masters, God or mammon(money). In clear understanding, Those committed to the Lord desire to store up treasure, or rewards in heaven. They desire to serve Him by making right choices out of sincere devotion.

But those who choses mammon (money) only set their affections and desires towards the martial things, they set their mind to acquiring wealth at all cost with little or no attention to the desires and will of God.

Jesus does not say here that it is wrong to want both service to God and material wealth. What He does say, in crystal-clear terms, is one cannot place ultimate priority on both at the same time. At some moments in life, one must choose which is more important. Christ's calling forces those who would follow Him into such choices.

Scripture puts this in the context of servanthood. It doesn't work for a servant to be co-owned by two independent master. The servant can only prioritize one or the other.

Jesus is casting human beings as slaves either to God or money. He uses the Greek word mammōna, which comes from the Aramaic word for wealth. Those who surrender themselves to following Jesus become servants of God for life (Romans 6:17–18).

Those who prioritize building wealth for themselves on earth surrender themselves as slaves to materialism. As slaves depend on their masters to provide everything that is needed, those devoted to money or to God also depend on their respective masters to provide for them. The demands of those two masters will always compete.

So, Jesus concludes, a person cannot serve both God and money. This does not mean that someone who serves God whole-heartedly will not have money or possessions. Jesus is not suggesting that Christians must be poor, or destitute, or flee from any kind of luxury.

It doesn't mean that being a Christian is incompatible with being "rich." What He means is that a person sincerely serving God will not organize their lives around acquisition of wealth. Money, for a righteous person, is just another tool given by God to be used for His purposes.

Similarly, this does not mean someone who lives for money can never acknowledge or honor God, in any way. However, there can only be one "most important" thing in any person's life. The materialistic person who honors God only does so in the margins or for false motives. They live out their days in the moral darkness.

Those who live for money will always want to get it at all cost, and will  have less priority for God, their desire will be to always think of tomorrow, how to secure the days to come when they do not even know if they will live in that tomorrow.

But when you serve God and your desire is to Him alone, He takes care of your tomorrow, because He will guide your steps and desires according to His will..

Who are you serving, God or mammon?  I advice you chose the former.

God bless you.

Prayer key:

1. Lord, thank you for the blessing of today in Jesus Christ name.

2. Lord, forgive me for choosing other things over you in my life in Jesus Christ name.

3. Lord, give me the grace to love my whole life for you in Jesus Christ name.

4. Thank you Lord for answered prayers in Jesus Christ name. Amen.