Scripture Reading
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Devotional Reflection
Over the past few days, Jesus has been guiding us deeper into the interior life.
First, He spoke about treasure — what our hearts truly value.
Then He spoke about the eye — the vision that fills our lives with light or darkness.
And today, He brings the teaching to its conclusion.
Because in the end, the spiritual life comes down to a single question:
Who is your master?
Mammon does not only mean money.
It represents whatever we trust to secure our lives apart from God.
• Sometimes it is wealth.
• Sometimes reputation.
• Sometimes control.
• Sometimes even our own plans.
Christ’s words are not meant to condemn us.
They are meant to free us.
Because the heart was never meant to be owned by many masters.
It was made for one.
Closing Prayer
Lord,
You alone are worthy of my allegiance.
Where my heart has been divided, gather it back to You.
Free me from every false master.
Teach me to trust You more than comfort, success, or control.
And let this Lenten season reorder my life around Your kingdom.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
Amen.