The Shrewd Manager

The Shrewd Manager - Luke 16:1-13

                Jesus told His disciples a story about a manager who was caught of wasting resources.  The master brought him before himself and asked him about it.  The master then fired him so he started to think about what he could do.  He wasn’t strong enough for manual work.  So he called each one of the master’s debtors.  He then reduced their bills by 20%.  The master commended his servant for being so shrewd. 

                Jesus went on to say that people are more wise and shrewd than people of the light.  Whoever can be trusted with little can be trusted with much.  If a person cannot be trust with worldly wealth they certainly cannot be trusted with true riches. 

                Jesus then goes on to say that they will not be given true wealth for their own.  He closes off this parable with the point that a person cannot servant two masters.  You cannot serve God and mammon.