Who Are We Serving?

N.T.#69 "Who Are We Serving?"

May 15, 2023

Matthew 6-Part 15

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. (verse 24)

LET IT GLOW

Jesus is teaching about many things concerning one's life. He taught about almsgiving, prayer, fasting, and giving. Previously, we have been challenged to focus on treasures in heaven that we are sending up. Spiritual matters are to have priority over worldly possessions. Upon what does our mind dwell during the day?

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (verse 21)

It isn't that we are to go live in a compound, but as we live in this old world, walk and talk with Jesus along the way. Seek His will in our circumstances and how should we spend the money we have?

The fourth topic Jesus speaks about is serving. We can't serve 2 masters. 

Masters refers to supreme in authority; controller; God, Lord, Master, Sir. 

It all boils down to this-are we the controller or money the controller of our life or is God the Controller of our life, thoughts, heart?

Jesus says we will hate the one and love the other, or we will hold to one and despise the other. So we either love Jesus and hold to Him or we hate Jesus and despise Him. Plain, isn't it?

Mammon means confidence; wealth; avarice (excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain); greediness.

What do we spend our time thinking about? Is it how we can gain more and more money to add to our savings account? Thus, we neglect our family and church. Are we enslaved to the credit card? Or is it how we can serve Jesus today? Is it loving others to Jesus? (This speaks to me first, friend.) 

LET IT GROW

Double-mindedness is an attempt to sit on the fence in relation to spiritual matters. There is no halfhearted service for God. It is either all or nothing. Jesus gives the believer no option between loving God and loving the world. The regenerated heart is one which so longs for righteousness and desires the things of heaven that it lives above the temporal things of the earth. (Falwell)

Is the physical or spiritual more important to us? God promises several great things to the one who serves Him:

• All the necessities of life. (Matthew 6:33)
• Freedom from anxiety. (Phil. 4:6-7)
• Joy and contentment. Heb. 13:5)
• Abundant and eternal life. (John 3:16; 5:24; 10:10) (The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible)

It think it comes down to the matter of our attitude.

LET IT GO

Help us be content with what we have.

Keep our focus on serving You, Sweet Jesus.

How great is Your love!