Who Is Your Boss?

Jan 16, 2024

Luke 16:13

“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.”

Charles Francis Adams, 19th century political figure and diplomat, kept a diary. One day he entered: "Went fishing with my son today--a day wasted." His son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence. On that same day, Brook Adams made this entry: "Went fishing with my father--the most wonderful day of my life!" The father thought he was wasting his time while fishing with his son, but his son saw it as an investment of time.

Charles Francis Adams had the things of this earth on his mind. He was an important man: a politician, his father and grandfather were Presidents John Quincy Adams and John Adams. He was a diplomat, a Senator, a member of Congress. Those things ruled his thoughts, his time, and his life. They were so important to him that he considered time with his son wasted.

It’s sad how easy it is for the things of this world to crowd out the truly vital things in our lives. Work, possessions, and popularity can all crowd out what is truly important.

Who is the boss in your life? Jesus said you can’t serve two masters. You will end up loving one and hating the other. You concentrate all of your time on one master and crowd out the other.

If God is your master, you will keep the things of God number one in your life. You will be a better person, a better spouse, and a better parent. You will spend your time and efforts benefitting the lives of others while pleasing God.

If the possessions and things of this world are your master, that is where you will spend your time and your efforts. Nothing else will be important to you, not even your family and God.