Luke 16:13 No servant 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.
There is an eternal struggle going on in the hearts, minds and lives of many people. That struggle takes the form of a common misconception. This fallacy takes place among so many people, both in the world and the church that “they can have the best of both worlds”...the best that this world has to offer and the best that God has to offer. All too many “want their cake and eat it too”.
If we were to take a poll, most people would certainly not want to be on the side of sin. However, most of those same people too, do not want to do what ever it takes to avoid sin. Instead, they want to get as close as possible without going over.
Jesus has a completely different take on the matter. Jesus says that you have to choose. It is him or the world. He says that it is impossible to serve two masters. The problem is, that Jesus implies that if we do not clearly and emphatically choose him, we are, by default, choosing to serve the other master.
1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
You cannot serve both. You have to choose! Which do your current actions, lifestyles and behaviors indicate that you are serving. If it is not obviously for God, you may be serving the other master.
Reflecting His SON,
Dennis Hogan
Minister, North Hardin Church of Christ
1804 Sam Stewart Dr.
Radcliff, KY 40160
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