Gotta Make Your Mind Up

Luke 16:13

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

My puppy Lucy likes playing and chasing after a toy while she still has one in her mouth. But then she gets into a dilemma of which toy to carry, which to chase, and how to get them both into her mouth at the end. And it doesn’t work out. Why? Because you can’t serve two masters.

I think that’s what we try and do. We carry God in our heart, but then we go chasing after money and success and self-gain; not actually sure which one we want more. Or maybe those other things hold our heart, but we try and chase after God, try and seek Him, then find we have no room for Him in our heart. We can’t do both.

As humans we love to multitask. Even smartphones now come with dual-core processors, allowing us to do two or more things at once. But when it comes to our hearts, they need to be pure, set on only one thing (No Added Extras). Jesus says we must hate and despise one master and love and be devoted to the other. He asks us to be hot or cold, yes or no, in or out. Kicking it with Jesus, or kicking yourself? You gotta make your mind up. Which master are you going to serve?