Matthew 6:24-25 ”No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Have you ever wondered why it said in the bible that it's hard for rich people to get into heaven? I think these verses shed a little light on the subject. It all comes down to where your heart is. Could you be loyal and happy with your spouse if you focused all of your attention on another person? No, of course. Same thing here, if the object of your devotion or faith is in anything other than Jesus, then you are trying to serve two masters. I say trying because God expects total devotion from us, so if your focus is on anything else then you are really serving yourself.
Have you ever wondered why it said in the bible that it's hard for rich people to get into heaven? I think these verses shed a little light on the subject. It all comes down to where your heart is. Could you be loyal and happy with your spouse if you focused all of your attention on another person? No, of course. Same thing here, if the object of your devotion or faith is in anything other than Jesus, then you are trying to serve two masters. I say trying because God expects total devotion from us, so if your focus is on anything else then you are really serving yourself.
This can go a lot deeper than just money too. You can be trying to live for God, while focusing all of your attention on a job, spouse, or anything that you have put in front of God. God hates idols, and anything that you have in your life that blocks your view of Him is an idol.
The verse says for us not to be anxious about anything. This is a hard one for most people, especially me. We say we love God and believe in Him then we feel like we have to fix all of our problems ourself. And most of what we worry about isn't really of importance to to God according to what I read. It says life is more than what we eat or drink, or even our body, so that being said, when you worry about money and how much it would take for you to be less stressed; then you are really saying to God that you do believe in Him, but you really need to live a certain way or buy certain things. If this is you, please read the verses again.
Now, don't get me wrong, I don't think God wants us to be poor and not have anything, He just wants us to depend on Him to give us what we need in life and not on ourselves. Believe me when I say that today's message was meant mainly for me. Praise God for conviction and His direction for our lives.
Remember, the main and only goal for us in this life is to tell others about what Jesus did on the cross. Everything else is secondary. All of us who have been saved by the blood of Jesus are to b e fishers of men, we should pray that God would put people in our lives who need to hear the gospel, and He will i promise.
If you are reading this and feel like Maybe you have lost focus, or haven't been living for God like you should, just ask Him for forgiveness and for Him to redirect your life to be in His will not your own. If you feel convicted and sorry for you sins and have never been saved, just ask God to forgive you for your sinful life and the things you do and have done. Thank Him for sending His Son Jesus to suffer and die for YOU! Focus your life on Him and His Way, turn from your old ways. Picture yourself just placing a container full of your sins at the foot of the cross, and you look up and see Jesus dying in excruciating pain. Then He looks at you and says I'm doing this for you. Don't worry this will take care of your sins, it's sufficient. Just focus on Me now not yourself. Now pick up your bible and read because that is one way he communicates with us. Pray for His guidance. Now Praise Him for saving you!!!!!!!!!!!!
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