Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
In order to receive from God we need to believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who believe. Our prayers for ourselves and others are powerful for good. This truth gives us hope for a future that cares for all of His creation. It allows us to be cheerful givers.
Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
In a world culture that puts earnings above our character the world suffers. If we place money above our values we forget the teachings of God to place the needs of others on the same level as our own. Carla
Mammon refers to wealth, money, or property. No one can serve two masters because a time will come when they make opposing demands. Jesus advises us to invest in our future with Him by giving of ourselves; mammon encourages us to collect material objects for our present enjoyment. The NKJV Study Bible
The problem that Jesus identifies is not money itself, but the divided loyalties that result from the pursuit of money (1 Timothy 6:10). Being a disciple of Jesus requires complete devotion to God. Faithlife Study Bible
Luke 16:13 “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
Luke 16:11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Galatians 1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
“The only way to become whole is to put our arms lovingly around everything we’ve shown ourselves to be: self-serving and generous, spiteful and compassionate, cowardly and courageous, treacherous and trustworthy. We must be able to say to ourselves and to the world at large, ‘I am all of the above.’ If we can’t embrace the whole of who we are — embrace it with transformative love — we’ll imprison the creative energies hidden in our own shadows and flee from the world’s complex mix of shadow and light.” Parker Palmer
In our minds we say Amen, or “sign me up.” And yet, there’s a gnawing sense that to live fierce with reality, we must get it right, as if some heavenly committee is grading us.
Here’s the deal: Wholeness. Fully-aliveness. Fierce with reality.
These are not prescriptions. These are invitations.
To life… Right here. Right now.
Bringing my whole and awakened heart. Sabbath Moments
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