Make God Your Option

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” – Matthew 6:24 Yesterday, I asked, “Why is God jealous?” God wants us to depend on Him for everything we need—like food, shelter, and care. Sometimes, instead of turning to God, people hope that money, other people, or things will give them what they want. Jesus explains that we must decide who we trust most. He says, “You cannot serve both God and money.” In Greek, the word used is “Mammon,” the name of a Syrian god that people believed could provide for them. Choosing God over Mammon means you can ask God for everything, trusting that He will take care of you. Or, you can rely on Mammon—depending on money or worldly things instead