Luke 16:1-16.
Luke 16.1-18
A Dishonest Manager
"Jesus said to his disciples: A rich man once had a manager to take
care of his business. But he was told that his manager was wasting
money. So the rich man called him in and said, "What is this I hear
about you? Tell me what you have done! You are no longer going to work
for me." The manager said to himself, "What shall I do now that my
master is going to fire me? I can't dig ditches, and I'm ashamed to
beg. I know what I'll do, so that people will welcome me into their
homes after I've lost my job." Then one by one he called in the people
who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, "How much do
you owe my master?" "A hundred barrels of olive oil," the man
answered. So the manager said, "Take your bill and sit down and
quickly write 'fifty'." The manager asked someone else who was in debt
to his master, "How much do you owe?"
"A thousand bushels of wheat," the man replied. The manager said,
"Take your bill and write 'eight hundred'."
The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself
so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for
themselves better than the people who belong to the light. My
disciples, I tell you to use wicked wealth to make friends for
yourselves. Then when it is gone, you will be welcomed into an eternal
home. Anyone who can be trusted in little matters can also be trusted
in important matters. But anyone who is dishonest in little matters
will be dishonest in important matters. If you cannot be trusted with
this wicked wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? And if you
cannot be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will give you
something that will be your own? You cannot be the slave of two
masters. You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one
than to the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Some Sayings of Jesus
The Pharisees really loved money. So when they heard what Jesus said,
they made fun of him. But Jesus told them:
You are always making yourselves look good, but God sees what is in
your heart. The things that most people think are important are
worthless as far as God is concerned.Until the time of John the
Baptist, people had to obey the Law of Moses and the Books of the
Prophets. But since God's kingdom has been preached, everyone is
trying hard to get in. Heaven and earth will disappear before the
smallest letter of the Law does. It is a terrible sin for a man to
divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin
for a man to marry a divorced woman."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
A Dishonest Manager
"Jesus said to his disciples: A rich man once had a manager to take
care of his business. But he was told that his manager was wasting
money. So the rich man called him in and said, "What is this I hear
about you? Tell me what you have done! You are no longer going to work
for me." The manager said to himself, "What shall I do now that my
master is going to fire me? I can't dig ditches, and I'm ashamed to
beg. I know what I'll do, so that people will welcome me into their
homes after I've lost my job." Then one by one he called in the people
who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, "How much do
you owe my master?" "A hundred barrels of olive oil," the man
answered. So the manager said, "Take your bill and sit down and
quickly write 'fifty'." The manager asked someone else who was in debt
to his master, "How much do you owe?"
"A thousand bushels of wheat," the man replied. The manager said,
"Take your bill and write 'eight hundred'."
The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself
so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for
themselves better than the people who belong to the light. My
disciples, I tell you to use wicked wealth to make friends for
yourselves. Then when it is gone, you will be welcomed into an eternal
home. Anyone who can be trusted in little matters can also be trusted
in important matters. But anyone who is dishonest in little matters
will be dishonest in important matters. If you cannot be trusted with
this wicked wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? And if you
cannot be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will give you
something that will be your own? You cannot be the slave of two
masters. You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one
than to the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Some Sayings of Jesus
The Pharisees really loved money. So when they heard what Jesus said,
they made fun of him. But Jesus told them:
You are always making yourselves look good, but God sees what is in
your heart. The things that most people think are important are
worthless as far as God is concerned.Until the time of John the
Baptist, people had to obey the Law of Moses and the Books of the
Prophets. But since God's kingdom has been preached, everyone is
trying hard to get in. Heaven and earth will disappear before the
smallest letter of the Law does. It is a terrible sin for a man to
divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin
for a man to marry a divorced woman."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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