ZerOpaque

If there is a lie that I have found myself a slave to, it is this.  I would be a hypocrite to address this post solely to others. The biggest foothold that satan has is that we don’t recognize the lie.

That you cannot serve two masters (Matthew 6:24) is not a clever saying.  Oh, but we do try…

As you may recall, I started this series: “Organic Lies: When Christians Become Disciples of the World” with the premise that these are the lies that seep into the lives of unguarded Christians.  As Christians, we should not expect that the world will live by Christian principles, but we should expect that Christians not live like the world.  We are called to be disciples of Christ, but so many times we don’t actually choose, and not choosing is the same as choosing the world.

The Lie

Sometimes we want the best of both worlds – a Savior and the pleasures of the world.  Sure, it’s expected that we want both, that’s the war, but we’ve become masters of living like the world just enough to not be called strange.  Yet you cannot truly call Jesus Lord and still live like the world.  It’s not possible.  You simply cannot serve two masters.

Most of us don’t understand what it means to have a master.  Grasping the concept of “Lord” is difficult; to be “in the serve” of somebody or something. But that’s what we’re called to be.  It means living for your Master.  It’s willing bondage.  A bond-slave.

We would do well to find out what being a servant of something or someone means.  Anyone who has struggled with an addiction may know this all too well.  Ever wonder why financial bondage is called financial bondage?  Many christians allow things, besides Christ, to affect their decision making…feelings, money, TV schedules, drugs, pay dates, etc.

We understand “Savior” really well.  ”Lord” should cause our lives to look different than those who don’t call Jesus Lord.  Those things you do during the week, on the weekends, at night – do they have anything to do with God?  Is God glorified?  Many are “Sunday christians”.  You cannot see evidence of the Lordship of Christ in their lives during the week.  Jesus resides on a task list.

The Change

The sad truth is that if He isn’t your Lord, He’s probably not your Savior either. Is Jesus just “life insurance” for you, or is He your Lord?  Can people see that Jesus is your Master, or do they simply know that you’re a Christian?  In everything you do, what if you were to ask yourself “how does this honor God and show His glory to others?” – what would change?