Image courtesy Derek Bruff (CC BY-NC 2.0 license) on Flickr. Matthew 6:24 …ye cannot serve God and mammon. There were, in the days of Christ, some that yearned after the Lord, but desired or loved money and the things of this world secretly (as in the case of Judas Iscariot) or openly (as in the rich young ruler who walked away from Christ because of his riches.) This involved covetousness and greed. Satan wanted the worship of man more than ever before and therefore was willing to give the things of this world and its riches to anyone who would follow him. The Lord Jesus made it clear: ye cannot…