September 17, 2023 Sermon Trinity 15 The Sunday of Not Worrying
Trinity 15
Matthew 6:24-34
September 17, 2023
“God’s Things First”
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
“You can’t tell me what to do!” You can’t say that to a lot of people without getting into some trouble. You can’t say that to your parents. You can’t say that to your boss. You can’t say that to a teacher. You can’t say that to the police if they pull you over for speeding. You can’t say that to the man at the checkout in the store when he says, “That’ll be $39.28.” God says that all of those people can absolutely tell you what to do. They can and you must obey as long as it doesn’t mean you’d have to disobey God. You can’t say to most people, “You can’t tell me what to do!”
But here’s a little fun. You can say that to the devil. You should say that to the devil all the time, “You can’t tell me what to do, you dirty devil.” And you can also say that to the world when the world demands that you do and be everything the world wants you to do and be. Then say to the world, “You can’t tell me what to do.” Because Jesus says that you cannot serve two masters. You can’t have two people telling you what to do. You cannot serve God and money. Only one master. And that master is God. And if the world tells you different, then you say, “You can’t tell me what to do.”
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