Money -- Luke 16

I love reading Jesus teachings, every time I do I am left wondering what he meant. Thinking about it, talking about it, and looking to change my life. The people of Jesus day were astounded by his teaching, and 2000 years later those who read him are also astounded by his teaching.

Anyway in Luke 16 Jesus tells a story to the religious about using wealth on earth, and he brings it down to this statement.

"'No servant 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.' The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus."

Us American "religous" types should not rush over this verse, for in the verses to follow Jesus all tells a story about 2 guys in the afterlife, one in tourment (the rich guy), and one in paradise (the beggar), the explaination Abraham give is as follows to the one in tourment, "But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony."

I don't know how far to take the stroy, but I do think this speaks of God's justice, setting wrongs right. And I believe God will do that. We need to listen to the voice of Jesus, use money to help others, and make sure that God stays our God not money.