Max's twin brother Mix says:
"Pigs give you 50 gold coins when you hit them in Medieval Carnage III!"
Max:
"I think you fail to grasp the meaning of this particular devotional, brother."
1 Timothy 6:10, Matthew 26:1-16
Psalm 84:10
"No one can serve two masters; for 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 god and mammon(Matthew 6:24)."
Frank Sinatra once sang a song that went like this, "Would you
like to swing on a star? Carry moonbeams home in a jar? And be betteroff than you are? Or would you rather be a pig?"
In Matthew 26, we see that Judas would rather be a pig. For a long time, I wondered why he betrayed Jesus, but now I
realize that we all have something in common with him. At times, I feel like I should get paid money for serving God.
Many preachers and evangelists can't even put food on the table with their ministries. This is probably what motivated Judas to betray
Jesus. He didn't want to be poor. He probably thought, the bum doesn't make any money, so why not make money out of him? And so he
got what he wanted, 30 pieces of silver. He chose to be a pig.
We as Christians often deal with this same problem. Do we live in
poverty and follow Christ? Or do we follow the example of the world and make money? Do we seek contentment in poverty and being unknown,
or do we exploit ourselves to attain contentment through money? Prostitutes and strippers often complain they cannot make their money
any other way. They say it is "good money." And it is a hefty amountof money they earn. The only problem with it is that the wealth is
empty. These people never achieve their dreams, but have them shattered by their own pigishness. A woman may want to be a scientist
or a doctor, but loses her fulfillment of the dream due to the results of her own immoral lifestyle. Men do this too, I might add.
As an artist, I am tempted to post spooge on furbid because it makes a lot of money. But then I realize I would become a pig and not
attain my dreams. People would see me only as a person who draws dirty pictures instead of what I really want to be known for. It
would damage my reputation as a Christian and as an artist. I would rather settle for being unknown to people in the furry art community
than to be remembered for that.
Lord Jesus, please help me to serve you with my whole heart, body and mind. Help me to find ways to earn enough money for my daily needs, but let me keep you as my focus. Help me to not get sidetracked with my own greedy goals and ambitions. Let me serve you with humility. I am not as wealthy as I want to be, nor am I as famous as
I want, but let me be content with serving you, forsaking those things that can only be gained through godless practices. I trust you can provide me with all good things in due season, and that it is better to scrub out toilets for your kingdom than to be rich and
famous anywhere else. Help me to resist those temptations which only pierce my soul with many hurts and pains. I pray this in your holy
name. Amen.