Hi Loretta,
The question I have is, does the truth abt Mt 6:24 become a reality only in hindsight? Is it only after much striving against this mammon that we have real victory. Does it continue to be a real enemy all our lives?
It is the way of the world, it is the carnal desires/lusts of the flesh to gain material possessions... what else does the world have to strive for? Christians think it shows how spiritual they are by how much they are 'blessed' with material wealth. Solomon maybe one of the wealthiest to ever lived came to understand.
Ecc 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
The world is trapped in an endless quest to find happiness through material things. We have to move beyond the physical which the world cannot do, it only comes through the Holy Spirit.
Rom 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
The more you seek after the truth, the more you are moved away from the cares of the world and desires for physical wealth. I think we can come to a point where the world and all it's attractions do not appeal to us anymore when we become more mature in Spirit.
Rev 3:18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
mercy, peace and love
Kat