You Can't Have it Both Ways

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"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." -Matthew 6:24

Having two masters rarely works, and the Bible makes that clear. According to Luke 16:13, there are no fence riders in the kingdom of heaven. The choice is plain and simple. Either we choose to submit our lives to Christ, or we live for money and the pleasures it provides. Ironically, the lack of money can actually make us value money as much as a greedy person living in abundance. By making every penny count, we overdevelop our focus on purchasing necessary items for our home. We also begin to see a paycheck as our salvation, instead of trusting the Lord for provision. Money becomes our master - not because we have it, but because we don't.

How much time to you spend thinking about money during your day? Do you wonder how you will make ends meet? If you're anxious or overly concerned about your financial situation, you'll only waste valuable time. God knows what you need. Let his Word from Matthew 6:31-32 encourage you again this day: "So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them."

-Taken from Homeschool Mom's Bible; devotions by Janet Tatman; p. 383

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