content/bible_journal/luke_16:1-13.md

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-title = "Luke 16:1–13"
-date = "2023-01-03"
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-### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk16.1-13)
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-Based on the preceding and following contexts, it sounds like Jesus told this
-parable immediately after the one about the prodigal son. This one deals with a
-shift of topics from God's seeking and forgiveness of sinners to the kind of
-relationship we should have with money, which makes sense considering how both
-brothers of the previous story were caught up in a love for money.
-
-In this parable, a rich man has a steward or manager to run his estate, to take
-care of all the details so the master doesn't have to. However, this manager is
-dishonest and not doing a good job of maintaining his master's wealth. The
-master finds out and has enough evidence to fire him, so he orders the manager
-to turn over the books. During this process, the manager comes up with a plan
-to help him maintain his easy lifestyle. He meets each of his master's debtors
-and unilaterally reduces the amount of their debt, with the unspoken
-understanding that they now owe him a favor.
-
-It should be noted that these debtors are not small fry, considering how large
-these debts are. A hundred measures was about 875 gallons of the oil, or over
-1,000 bushels of wheat. By defrauding his master of these resources, the
-manager could likely gain quite a lot from each of these debtors for some time
-to come. When the master discovers what has happened, he actually ends up
-commending the manager, in an acknowledegment that he has been outwitted. The
-altered records can't be changed back or recovered, so there's not any legal
-recourse he can take.
-
-Jesus's application for this parable is rather unexpected, at least at first.
-He says that unbelievers tend to be more shrewd with each other than believers
-are, which makes sense. But then he says to "make friends for yourselves by
-means of unrighteous wealth". (_v. 9_) What are we to make of that? We can be
-sure that Jesus isn't telling us to go commit fraud or cheat people. Instead we
-are to invest in people, so that the wealth that we have may be used to help
-bring them to God's kingdom. Then, when we are there together, they will invite
-us to their homes to celebrate.
-
-Verses 10 through 13 explain more. People don't suddenly become honest just by
-being given more to work with. Therfore, if you are faithful with money which
-cannot save you, you will also be faithful with eternal riches. You can't be
-devoted to amassing wealth and also be devoted to God. So a person will either
-use money to serve the Lord, or use the Lord's kingdom to serve their wallet.
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-* * *
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-Give us eternal perspectives, O Lord. Teach us what is truly important.

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