Keeping It Simple

Jesus answered, It is written: Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.

(Luke 4:8)

Jesus is keeping it simple here . . . one God, one worthy of worship, one is to be served. Only God is to receive our honor and praise. We are created to serve Him alone. Even when Jesus was tempted by Satan, he kept it very simple by referring to Scripture(Deuteronomy 6:13). God's word rules over everything else!

Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

(Matthew 16:23)

We cannot allow ourselves to become a channel for Satan's message. Jesus warned Peter of this very thing. Any time we stand in the way of God's will, we are giving satan opportunity to speak and act.We must make every effort to be in His will and to be obedient! We cannot serve both the world and God's will.

"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

(Matthew 6:24)

God first . . . God always . . . keeping it simple!