DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, JUNE 5, 2012
FLEE THESE THINGS
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. I Timothy 6:10,11
It is time to separate from the people, thinking, cravings and direction of mammon. For the love of mammon, the world's money system, is the root of all evil. The bible instructs us in 2 Timothy 2:4: "No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier."
As we generously give our tithes and offerings to the house of God, we are fleeing the world's system. As we generously support missions/outreach programs and engage in acts of service, we are defying the world's system. As we generously extend our hand to the needy, we are destroying the world's system. As we delight in the fervent seeking of the kingdom of God, doing on earth as it is done in heaven, we are annihilating the world's system and acknowledging God's dominion, power and rule.
Man of God, woman of God, you cannot serve God and mammon:
"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" (Matthew 6:24). Serve God by following after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness.
Today, let us flee the love of money and serve God!
