Do you know what? He’s right. You cannot serve God and money, but you can serve God with money. That is very much the point of these first six verses. Of course, Jesus did not exactly teach, “Buy your father a Bentley.” But he did teach, “Think about others first when you think about your money. Think about how you can give away what you get.” What did Jesus say to the rich young ruler, who was so blind to his sin of coveting, so blind to his love and adoration and submission to money? Jesus said,