January 8th Devotion

Matthew 6:24 (NIV) "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

I love the fact that Jesus made this statement. God was speaking to a crowd of people, who had no idea it was Him. I am confident that most, if not all, of the crowd would say that they served God, alone. I am confident that most Christians would say the same. But, what about you? Who do you serve? I know that you love God. Otherwise, you would not be reading this devotion. Jesus stated that you will be devoted to the one you serve. Below is a list of statements that require you to fill in the blanks. You only have two choices: God or Money. Do you depend on God or Money?

No matter how hard I work, I never have enough _____.

Raising children takes a lot of _____.

I worry about having enough _____ to get by.

_____ makes the world go around.

You can never have too much _____.

I save _____ for a rainy day.

It takes _____ to survive.

I depend on _____.

Hopefully, God filled in all the blanks. If not, take a minute of two and make statements of your own, that God does fill.

Jesus made another statement when he was tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:4 (NIV) Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

Love, Pastor Don