No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
Matthew 6:24
A master is one who has control over another—the one who tells someone what to do and when to do it. The owner of a slave.
If God is our Master, then we should not need permission from money to do what God is leading or calling us to do. We should be so blessed, and trust God to provide the provision for His vision. If we have to ask money for permission before obeying, then isn’t money acting as a master in our lives?
Have you ever heard it taught this way? I haven’t! It’s usually more of a “you better not pursue money.” But the truth is, we have to cooperate with His plan. Elijah would have starved to death if he hadn’t listened to God when He told him to go to the brook: “I have commanded the ravens to feed you there!”
And what about the woman who was starving to death? Elijah asked her, “What do you have?” She answered, “Just a little flour and oil to make one last cake before we die.” Her perception was that she had just enough for one more meal. How many Christians think this way—instead of changing their perspective? Peter said they are “short-sighted.” Elijah told her, “Don’t be afraid. Do as you’ve said, but make me a small cake first. Then your jar of flour and jug of oil will not run dry.”
And then there’s the story of the loaves and fishes. Jesus didn’t have a perspective of lack, and He didn’t wait until He had abundance or oversupply to give. He used what He had—and it was more than enough to meet the need.
God’s provision will always be enough to fulfill the call or assignment—and even help someone else with theirs too. Wow!
