Is Money your master?

“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” Matthew 6:24
Here’s a verse that is very applicable to us today. We have been so indoctrinated into the world’s mindset that everyone’s goal in life should be to amass as much money as possible, that for many Christians it has in fact become their master.
But Christians already have a master: God. Here Jesus tells us that it is impossible to have two masters. Both of them will demand your 100% devotion, so no matter how hard you try to split your devotion up, it will always end up falling to one or the other.
Money is actually a terrible master. Solomon, the richest man in the world, wrote: “Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless” (Eccl. 5:10). Paul wrote, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (1 Tim. 6:10). Note in both of these cases the problem arises not from having money, but from loving it. Money is a terrible master, because it is never satisfied, but always craves more. However, if used in the right way, it can be a wonderful tool to be used for the kingdom of God.
On the other hand, God is a wonderful master. Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matt. 11:28-30). If we make God our master, we will find satisfaction in life.