Who is Your Master

Matthew 6:24 "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon".

We are a complex being; made up of flesh and spirit. We have two seeking to be our master. We have two seeking  the service of our hearts intent, yet we can only serve one. We have the flesh which seeks the things that while seems pleasurable, and will only destroy us in the end, and then there is the spirit man, striving to destroy the evil which lies within the flesh. We cannot serve both, they are enemy one to another. One will always be denied, in favor of the other. So who is your true master?

Jesus said you cannot serve two masters. He didn't say you can do it, but it will be hard, he said you cannot do it. Yet many on this journey are fighting hard to hold on to both, trying to love two. We know that everybody wants to go to heaven ,but nobody wants to die to the ways, will, and desires of the flesh, which will  not allow us to live in the spirit and receive everlasting life with the Father. We want to be saved our way, serve God under our terms. We want the things desired by the flesh and at the same time, we want that  which is offered by the spirit of God. But the flesh is enemy to the spirit. The flesh is selfish, while the spirit giving; the flesh is proud, but the spirit is humble; The flesh is greedy ,the spirit is sacrificing; the flesh is malicious, while the spirit is forgiving; the flesh is weak, but the spirit is willing. So as you see it is impossible to serve both, they are opposite one another. One will lead you to death, damnation and hell, while the other leads you on the path of righteousness to everlasting eternity with the Father. To serve the flesh you must deny the spirit of God, and to walk in the spirit you must put to death the flesh. You cannot serve two masters.

Jesus tells us to "seek ye first the kingdom of God and its righteousness, and these things shall be added unto you." When we put God first in our lives he will supply everything our flesh needs to survive, but not so much that it will hinder our walk in the spirit. God wants us to rely on Him for all of our needs, He will withhold no good thing from us. Trust God, be content with God and be a loyal servant to the spirit and watch your blessing flow. You'll be like a tree planted by the river of water, blessed in your comings and your goings...............