Sermon on the Mount, Part 17 – Who is Your Master?

2,000 years ago, our Lord Jesus Christ taught us how we as Christians ought to live. Our Lord never sugar-coats or backs away from tough or offensive subjects. Bob Dylan wrote, “You’re gonna have to serve somebody. Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord, But you’re gonna have to serve somebody.” Dylan understands humans; he understands himself. Here is what Jesus says about servitude and commitment in Matthew 6:24: “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” Jesus demands unswerving loyalty to Him and to His Kingdom standards.