Today let’s look at the
story that Jesus told in Luke 16:1–8 called The Parable
of the Shrewd Manager
16 Jesus told his
disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his
possessions. 2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this
I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be
manager any longer.’
3 “The
manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job.
I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg— 4 I know
what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into
their houses.’ 5 “So he called in each one of his master’s
debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 “‘Nine
hundred gallons of olive oil,’ he replied. “The manager told him, ‘Take your
bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.’ 7 “Then
he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’ “‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’
he replied. “He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’
8 “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted
shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their
own kind than are the people of the light
The three characters in
the story are the Master, the Manager (Steward), and the Debtors. We see the
scenes unfold from the manager being caught stealing, to his plan, and finally
the master agreeing to keep him. Solomon tells us that:
“A good name is
more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold”
(Proverbs 22:1).
Be faithful today -
store your riches in heaven. Amen?
