No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
Jesus speaks to a forgotten part of the Radical Christian’s life when he speaks to our desire to serve both God and Money. We want to serve God, to walk with Jesus, as it is convenient but many times we are conflicted because it conflicts with our desire for comfort and a middle class lifestyle. Lent is the season in which we traditionally sacrifice something as a part of our discipleship but what are we really giving up? Is it truly costing us something – really costing us – to sacrifice. How does our idea of sacrifice align with the Lord’s words in Luke 14:33: “Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.”
The Radical Lord does not call us all to asceticism, simply to proper prioritization. We must serve God and Him alone without conflict. In one week, our reflections turn to the agony and the glory of Passion week. Where will our hearts and minds be?
LOVE | ACCEPT | FORGIVE 