Gotta Serve Somebody

It may be the Devil, or it may be the Lord

Today we begin with the words of the Bob Dylan song Gotta Serve Somebody.

You may be an ambassador to England or France,
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage,
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage,
You may be a business man or some high degree thief,
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief

You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk,
You may be the head of some big TV network,
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,
You may be living in another country under another name

©1979 Special Rider Music

Being a Dylan song, there are four more verses.  You get the point.  It’s the same one Jesus makes in the book of Matthew.

Matthew 6:24

24 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. You cannot serve both God and Money.

I’m told Jesus’ point is less about money and more about the focus of our heart.  That brings us to our point: as we begin, let’s pray that God would give us a focused, consistent, authentic hearts. Hearts whose service is offered to the right things.