August 30, 2008

serving two masters

Amphibian: A cold-blooded vertebrate

that spends part of its life in water

and part of its life on land.

"Scientists now fear

that the largest species mass extinction

since the dinosaurs

will likely happen in our time

and among the most endangered

are amphibians including frogs..."

- Author Unknown

(listed in "Science")

If true, perhaps, there is a message here for us.

We must stop trying to serve two masters

and decide whether to serve the Lord completely

or to remain with part of our soul still submerged

and linked to worldly pursuits.

"Humans are amphibians -

half spirit and half animal.

As spirits they belong to the eternal world,

but as animals they inhabit time."

- C. S. Lewis

"No one can serve two masters.

Either he will hate the one and love the other,

or he will be devoted to the one

and despise the other."

- Matthew 6:24 NIV