Gen. 39-41; Luke 16
TOPIC: Your Master
SCRIPTURE: "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." (Luke 16:13)
OBSERVATION: Money has the power to take God's place in your life. It can become your master. Money is a hard master and a deceptive one. Wealth promises power and control, but often ti cannot deliver. Great fortunes can be made - and lost - overnight, and no amount of money can provide health, happiness, or eternal life. How much better it is to let God be your master. His servants have peace of mind and security, both now and forever. [Commentary from my Life Application Study Bible]
APPLICATION: How can you tell if you are a slave to money?
(1) Do you think and worry about it frequently?
(2) Do you give up doing what you should do or would like to do in order to make more money?
(3) Do you spend a great deal of your time caring for your possessions?
(4) Is it hard for you to give money away?
(5) Are you in debt?
(6.) Do you scoff at Jesus' warnings against serving money?
(7) Do you try to explain them away?
[Questions from my Life Application Study Bible]
PRAYER: Father God, help me to serve only you Lord, only you!!!
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