MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Thursday August 20, 2020
Topic: Inescapable Choice
Text: Matthew 6:24
According to Catechism in Book of Common Prayer 2007:478, being
created in the image of God “Means that we are free to make choices; to love,
to create, to reason and to live in harmony with creation and with God.” One of
the inescapable choices we make is that of whom to serve. We can choose to
serve God the Creator or any of His creatures.
In our text, Jesus says we can have only one master and that it is
not possible to have two masters at the same time because there is the tendency
to love one more than the other.
Our world of today is a materialistic society where many people
serve money and can do anything to get it including killing human being in the
process. People’s desire for money and what it can buy far outweighs their
commitment to God and spiritual matters. Whatever you store up, you will spend
much of your time and energy thinking about.
Here in the text, Jesus contrasted heavenly values with earthly
values when He explained that our first loyalty should be to those things that
do not fade, cannot be stolen or used up, and never wear out. We should not be
fascinated with our possessions, lest they possess us. This means we may have
to do some cutting back if our possessions are becoming too important to us.
Jesus calls for a decision that allows us to live contentedly with
whatever we have because we have chosen what is eternal and lasting. Don’t fall
into the materialistic trap, because “the love of money is at the root of all
kinds of evil” (1 Timothy 6:10).
Food for Thought: Can you honestly say that God, and not money or wealth is your
master?
Memory verse: Matthew 6 v 24
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