The world isn’t as it should be.
We feel this is true deep inside.
Injustices, robberies, murders, religious hypocrisy
and a constant feeling of emptiness that never seems to go away bears witness to this.
We spend all our time and effort working for the things that the world says will fill this emptiness
will make us feel whole, but it never does.
Advertisements, magazines, movies, the media... they promise they have the answers...
that you can find your happiness in fame, in fortune, in commodities... in whatever they wanna sell you.
But it’s never true... never satisfying.
We search for the answers in churches, in religion, in politics, but they too are empty.... wells without water.
But, there is one who has the answers.
He has a radical message... a message that will set us free, if we act on it.
His message runs contrary to the values of the world.
He says, “You cannot serve two masters, because either you will hate one and love the other
"or you will be loyal to one and despise the other.
"You cannot serve both God and money.”
Jesus--the person I just quoted--his radical message is that you can’t work for both God and money at the same time.
He says it’s impossible.
They’re two opposing motivations.
Look at what he says.
Look at the strong language he uses.
He says that if we try to serve two masters we will HATE one and LOVE the other.
But, are there any churches out there that are known for HATING money!?
I don’t know of any!
But if we want to love God, then we need to be that church...
the church that HATES money... the church that HATES riches.
We either hate money or we hate God.
It’s one or the other.
That’s how Jesus put it.
Now, you would think that Jesus would say you can’t serve God and the devil, but he doesn’t.
He says the choice is between either God or money.
He says this because he knows that money is what competes with God for our time.
And, let’s be honest about it:
Working for money does distract us from God and takes our time away from him.
This message about God and money being at odds may be hard for you to hear
but I honestly feel it’s even harder for us to communicate this message to you, the viewers.
You, most likely, are blinded by the God of this world.
Most of you, once you understand what we are really saying, are going to (and do) oppose what we preach.
You can subscribe to this channel, watch all of our videos, comment on and like every single one of them
but only those who really love God will be attracted to the actual message we are preaching.
That message is obedience to God... 100% dedication to serving him over serving money.
This teaching strikes at the very heart of the spiritual war between God’s kingdom and the kingdoms of this world.
That is why it’s of the utmost importance to ask yourself and answer this question sincerely.
Who are you really serving in your life, God or money?
Before you answer though, consider this short clip demonstrating the average person's week.
Based on what you just saw, who would say the average person is serving... God or money?.
It this example offends you, then please don’t react in anger.
Start looking for more ways to serve God instead.
We are here to help people like you start and learn how to serve God full time, every day, for the rest of your life.
You may question how it’s even possible to serve God full time
but Jesus himself explained how we could do it in Matthew 6:24-33.
Folks, we really can work for God everyday of our lives and never need to work for money.
Jesus himself said that if we do just that then God will be the one to provide for us, food and clothing.
And, as it’s written in 1 Timothy 6
“If we have food and clothing, we shall be content.
"But those who desire to be rich fall into a trap and a snare and into many foolish and harmful lusts
"which drown men in ruin and destruction.
"For the love of money is the root of all evil.
"While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
It then goes on to say, ”But you, O man of God, flee from these things!”
Did you hear what Paul said? He said, "Flee from these things!
“And follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness."
Friends, we have to flee from these things.
This is important.
We need to flee from materialism.
We need to flee from wealth.
We need to flee from the desire to be rich.
We have to flee from the false god of this world...
the one that is at odds with the real God.
We have to flee from the false god that is trying to take all of our time away from our service to the real God.
We need to stop working for money and start working for the things that really matter.
We need to work for righteousness, for justice, for truth, for mercy, for faith, for love.
We need to work for those things, and in doing so, we will be working for God.
Why are you doing what you are doing?
Is it for God, or for money?
The job that you have today... are you there out of obedience to God, or do you do it to get money?
Is your job consistent with Jesus’ message, or does it contribute to materialism?
Would you do your job if you didn’t get paid?
You see, this is not about whether we work or not.
It’s about WHY we work.
Someone who is doing something for God would do it regardless of if God paid them for it or not.
Why? Because, as Paul said in 1 Timothy 6, “If we have food and clothing, we shall be content.”
We are not interested in earning more than we already have.
We are not dedicated to accumulating more, and we don’t need more.
In fact, we already have too much!
Those of us who work for God full time do not have a secular job.
We don’t have a congregation that supports us with tithes and offerings
and yet we still end up having more than we need.
And, since God provides for our needs we don’t need to charge people for the service we do.
We do it whether they pay us or not.
We do it for free, at our, and God's, own discretion.
And, most importantly, we do it for love.
So the key question that you need to ask yourself is: Are you doing what you do for money, or are you doing it for love?
I know this is difficult to hear.
It’s a teaching that I doubt any adult could say they aren’t challenged by.
It’s hard to accept at first, but if we can accept it then we can start to truly follow Jesus.
And, accepting this teaching will deepen your relationship with God in a way that you may never have thought possible.
If you’d like to learn more about this radical message from Jesus, and how to live by faith
please either write to the email address on your screen
or watch the next video of ours that is on the screen now.