Luke 16:13 (NASBStr)
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 wealth.”
There are few notable principals that were taught by Christ that have been violated more than the above principal. The concept that we "can't" serve two masters seems to have been ignored, or at least, neglected by most. In the above passage we see Jesus referring to serving God and money. But, the truth is applicable to any two masters in our lives. What Jesus wants us to know is that God wants our undivided loyalty. We can't expect to serve Him and worship Him when we have our eye on something else ... like money ... or, boats, or motorcycles, or jobs, or wives, or husbands. If we want to worship one thing we can't worship another. Worship is single minded. You can't have duplicity in worship. God wants us to love Him with ALL our hearts. If we love one thing and have another on our mind we will grow to love the one and not the other. If we worship money we will grow weary of attending church on Sunday because we can't work. We will despise worship on Sunday if we would rather be out on the golf course. You can't love one and the other totally.
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