It’s EITHER . . OR

It’s EITHER  .  .  OR

Matt. 6:24

NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS: [impossible to try to be a slave to two owners of distinct and opposite character and interests]

for EITHER he will hate [love less] the one, and love [supremely] the other;

OR else he will hold to the one, [line up face to face with it and give it his heart] and despise the other. [not pay attention to it and disregard it]

You cannot serve [be a slave to] God [esteeming Him as highly valued and honored and worthy of your trust and confidence]

and [be a slave to] mammon [esteeming tangible and material things so highly valued and honored that they are what you trust and have confidence in].

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Pray the Word:

Lord, we tend to define the ‘blessings’ and ‘successes’ in our lives in material terms; even using that definition as a measuring-stick to gauge just how much You love us. Forgive us of that attitude as we continue to learn how to strike the balance between securing our material needs and setting our hearts on them  -  seeing it is so easy to put our trust and confidence in them and make them our God instead of You!