SPAGO’S SERVES GOD and MAMMON –
June 16, 2023 – When people experience something that they enjoy, the chemical dopamine is released in their bodies, creating a temporary feeling of pleasure. Since people enjoy that pleasant feeling, they often chase whatever will make that chemical reaction happen. Because dopamine’s effects are temporary, people normally seek out the object or substance of pleasure the moment the effect wears off.
As Christians, it is important to remember that sin (no matter if it is gluttony, idolatry, or love of earthly treasures) has addictive qualities. We are told to follow Christ and His ways, but since we are human, we are liable to fall into temptation. If we are not careful, sin can grab hold of us and make its way into our desires.
From then, it is only a matter of time before our sin will make us choose between it and the Lord. Matthew 6:24 (KJV) states, “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
