A servant cannot serve two masters. Because if so he will hate one and love another, or he will be loyal to one and ignore the other (Luke 16:13)
Godfrey Davis, who writes a biography of Duke Wellington, put it this way, "I found an old bookkeeping record showing how the Duke spent his money. It gave a far better indication of what he thought was really important than reading letters or speeches - his speech."
How we handle a lot of money will determine what we consider important in life. That's why Jesus talked about money. One-sixth of the Bible, including one out of every three parables, deals with the problem of money management. Jesus was not a fund collector. He talks about money matters because money is important. But for some of us, money is very, very important.
Jesus warned that we can become slaves to money. We may not think that money is more important than God. But Jesus didn't say we should serve God more than money. The issue is not which has the first priority in our life, but whether we are slaves to money, however small the priority. Pastor and author George Buttrick said, "Of all the things the soul can choose from, there are ultimately only two choices—God and money. All choices, however remote, however hidden the alternatives, are but variants of these choices."
Does your checkbook show that Jesus is the Master of your life? —HWR
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