You Can’t Serve God and Money
Category: City Pastor's Teachings
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money” Matthew 6:24
“Serve” is derived from the word “servant”. A servant is someone who is controlled by someone or something.
So anything that can control you is your boss and you are it’s servant. The someone that controls you can be God, and the something that controls you can be money.
READ:
Does God Give Good and Evil? (Job 1 & 2)
One of the major commandments God gave mankind through his prophet- Moses is that we must serve Him and must not place anyone or anything else above Him or even in equal to Him.
Why is it that many organizations will not permit you to work for them and also work for another employer? It is because you will be devoted to one and will not be devoted to the other. You will be loyal to the one that pays you more and even despise the other. That is aside the fact that you may not even have the strength to do the both.
When you devote time to serving God, you will not have the time to serve money, but when you have so much time serving money, you can’t have time for God!
One of the major commandments God gave mankind through his prophet- Moses is that we must serve Him and must not place anyone or anything else above Him or even in equal to Him.
Why is it that many organizations will not permit you to work for them and also work for another employer? It is because you will be devoted to one and will not be devoted to the other. You will be loyal to the one that pays you more and even despise the other. That is aside the fact that you may not even have the strength to do the both.
When you devote time to serving God, you will not have the time to serve money, but when you have so much time serving money, you can’t have time for God!
READ:
Righteous Shall Flourish (Final Part)
How do people serve money? Money is used for the exchange of goods and services, the more of it you have, the more things you can buy; the more houses you can build and the more expensive cars you are capable of buying!
But money can be used in such a way that you will also despise God. You start worshiping money when you place more importance on it than you place on your serving God!
Many rich people have despised God because of their wealth. You are not God’s servant when you break all His commandments.
You say you serve God by going to church, giving millions to your pastor but you despise that poor brother, you maltreat the poor widow and dishonor the beggar. That is not service to God I must tell you.
READ: Conditions To Become Successful And Stay Successful
How do people serve money? Money is used for the exchange of goods and services, the more of it you have, the more things you can buy; the more houses you can build and the more expensive cars you are capable of buying!
But money can be used in such a way that you will also despise God. You start worshiping money when you place more importance on it than you place on your serving God!
Many rich people have despised God because of their wealth. You are not God’s servant when you break all His commandments.
You say you serve God by going to church, giving millions to your pastor but you despise that poor brother, you maltreat the poor widow and dishonor the beggar. That is not service to God I must tell you.
READ: Conditions To Become Successful And Stay Successful
Serving God encompasses all His other commandments not just going to church for people to know you serve God! Many poor people will serve God for as long as they are poor, but most times as soon as they are blessed with resources their service to God declines.
People that normally would never go to a club, nor cheat on their wife, suddenly becomes blessed with resources and starts womanizing and carrying prostitutes, committing adultery which is one of the sins despised by God.
Jesus told his followers, you cannot serve two masters because you will be loyal to one and despise the other.
READ:
Righteous Shall Flourish (II)
When you start worshiping your wealth like you created yourself, you are despising God and honoring your money!
I pray that God open our eyes to understand the true meaning of His words.
God bless you.
Prayer: God teach me how to stay faithful to You even with my wealth and resources. Don’t let me despise You in the ways I do my things. Help me Lord to be committed to Your service, in Jesus name, amen.
When you start worshiping your wealth like you created yourself, you are despising God and honoring your money!
I pray that God open our eyes to understand the true meaning of His words.
God bless you.
Prayer: God teach me how to stay faithful to You even with my wealth and resources. Don’t let me despise You in the ways I do my things. Help me Lord to be committed to Your service, in Jesus name, amen.
READ:
Why People Fail To Know God
Notice: Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation.
For more information and sponsor enquiry of the CITY Pastor’s Ministry, please Contact: citipastor@gmail.com
Notice: Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation.
For more information and sponsor enquiry of the CITY Pastor’s Ministry, please Contact: citipastor@gmail.com
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