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““The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭16:16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://bible.com/114/luk.16.16.nkjv The problem with the pleasure of the world is not the taste, but the trust of pleasure. It is the creation of a never-ending kingdom of mammon of riches in the heart of man. But the hope of spending eternity in the kingdom of God promotes the pressing of the heart for peace, purity and the power of God. In response to those who were not satisfied with Christ’s hard stance on pure pressing, Jesus related the story of Lazarus and the rich man. While the rich man with his pleasurable pressing ended in Hell Fire, Lazarus with his pure pressing was carried to the bossom of Abraham in the kingdom of God. Unfortunately, when the rich man realized the futility of pressing for the kingdom of God too late, he pleaded in vain for an heavenly assistant, in order for five brethren to escape the deceitful...

““No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭16:13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/luk.16.13.nkjv Although the lesson from the parable of an unjust steward is clear, it is easy for anyone to get confused by Christ’s commendation of the steward’s shrewdness in the unrighteous liquidation of his master’s resources. The point here is that while the children of darkness in this world appear more convinced about the fruits of unfaithfulness, the children of light are often less persuaded about the fruitfulness of their faithfulness in the service of the Master. Unfortunately, without consistent faith in the fruitfulness of little service, the door to greater service becomes shut and inaccessible. Therefore, all weary heads must know that it truly pays to serve the Lord. No matter the apparent delay in the recognition of believers’ faithfuln...