“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” -Luke 16:13 NKJV
Greek word for ‘serve’ is douleuo which means to obey and submit
to. It is impossible, for a servant to serve, obey and submit to two masters.
You cannot give allegiance to two Masters. It is important to note that money
is recognized as a master that can be obeyed. And indeed it is a powerful
force, where people who disregard God have bowed to money as a master.
A man who has subjected himself to
money, making it his master, thus loving it to an extent that he will kill to
acquire it will suffer greatly as the Scripture warns. The Scripture says a
person under the mastery of money will stray from the faith, and will pierce
himself with many sorrows (I Tim 6 v 10). If sorrows and straying are the
results when money is your master, then money is a bad master.
The Bible commands us to love God not money. Whoever you ascribe love to you crown as your master and
Him you must obey. When God is the Master of your life, this is what the Bible
says, “The blessing of the LORD makes one
rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.” (Proverbs 10:22 NKJV)
I therefore conclude that God is a
better Master than money. His blessing makes rich, and he adds no sorrow. The
love of money can make you rich, but you will stray from the faith and be
pierced with sorrows. The love of God will bring upon you His blessing which
will make you rich but without sorrows.
Money is a bad master, but a good
servant. Acquire money honestly and use it as a servant to do good in society.
Love God and worship Him above all treasures.
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