Day 200 - The Parable of the Dishonest Steward Todays Reading: Luke 16:1-13 1 He also said to the disciples, There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. 2 And he called him and said to him, What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward. 3 And the steward said to himself, What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 4 I have decided what to do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship. 5 So, summoning his masters debtors one by one, he said to the first, How much do you owe my master? 6 He said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty. 7 Then he said to another, And how much do you owe? He said, A hundred measures of wheat. He said to him, Take your bill, and write eighty. 8The master commended the dishonest steward for his prudence; for the sons of this world are wiser in their own generation than the sons of light. 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations. 10 He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is anothers, who will give you that which is your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters; for 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 God and mammon. Todays Commentary: The parable of the Unrighteous Steward is about urgency and preparedness. About to lose his position (16:2), the steward makes use of a pressing situation to find favor with his masters debtors and prepare for his future (16:4). Christians should take even greater care to prepare for life in the world to come. -- Mystically: the unrighteous steward signifies the devil, whose dominion over this world is nearing its end. Having wasted the Lords goods by stripping us of divine grace and friendship, he now works anxiously to make friends by deception and empty promises of forgiveness. While his ardor and foresight are worthy of imitation, his wicked and dishonest tactics are not. Want More? Learn how to reclaim Sunday as a day of rest and prayer... Listen to the newest talk from Dr. Tim Gray, Keep Holy the Sabbath.
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