|
16:1-13 He also said to the disciples. "There
was a certain rich man who had a steward.
And the complaint was made to him that (the steward) was wasting his
possessions. So calling the latter
to him (the rich man) said "What is this I hear about you? You will have to show me your accounts
for you cannot be my steward any longer." And the steward said to himself. "What can I do. My employer is taking away my stewardship
from me? I am not able to dig. I am too ashamed to beg. I know what I can do so that when I am
removed out of the stewardship (job) people will receive me into their houses." And so calling to himself each one of the
employer's debtors he said to the first one. "How much do you owe my
employer?" And he said "A
hundred barrels of oil." And he
told him. "Here take the bill
and sit down quickly and write fifty."
Then to another he said
"As for
|
you,
how much do you owe?" He said
"A hundred measures of wheat."
He tells him
"Take your bill and write eighty." And the employer of the steward
(actually) praised the crooked dealings of the steward because he had acted
realistically. (Then Jesus went on.)
The sons of the times are more 'street smart' than the sons of the
light. And I tell you. Make friends
on a worldly level so when this fails you can be received into the eternal
tabernacles. The man who is faithful
in the least things (c/f worldly details) is also faithful in more
important things. The man who is
unrighteousness in the least things (c/f worldly things) is also
unrighteous in more important things.
If therefore you are not faithful in worldly details, who will
entrust the (more important) truth to you.
And if you are not faithful about what belongs to another, who will
give anything into your care? No
household slave can have two lords.
Either he will hate the one and love the other or he will hold fast
to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve both God and mammon."
|
