Title: The Unjust Steward
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Title: The Unrighteous Steward
Bible: Luke 16:1-13
In a wealthy family, there was an unrighteous steward who had an unrighteous heart and wasted his master's property. When the owner heard this fact, the owner thought that he should fire him and called the steward. Hearing what the owner said, the steward thought, “I was worried about how I would make a living if I got fired, but I didn’t have the strength to dig, and I was ashamed to say hello. So the unrighteous steward thought, summoned those who owed his master and asked him how much he owed him. When the peasant said that it was 100 horses of oil, the steward took the certificate and told him to change it to 50. Another man told me to change 100 s of wheat to 80. Looking at the master who praised the unrighteous steward, I hope that you will become a person that pleases the Lord by examining what kind of person is praised before God.
First: Be wise.
“His master praised this unrighteous steward because he had done wisely, for the sons of this generation were wiser than the sons of light in their days” (verse 8). do the job. But the owner knew that the steward was forging documents. So why did the steward do this? When I was fired, when I had no work to do, and when I was in trouble, I did this with the thought that these people I had helped with would help me. To be praised is, in a word, for doing things wisely in verse 8. What the text teaches is not only to prepare for the temporal tomorrow, but also to prepare for the future tomorrow.
Second: Make friends by means of unrighteous riches.
“I tell you, make friends by means of unrighteous riches, and when they perish, they will receive you into an eternal dwelling place” (verse 9). What is unrighteous riches? Here, unrighteous wealth refers to the wealth of this world in a comprehensive way. When making friends, it is said to make friends with unrighteous wealth. This means that to make friends is to use it for a good purpose. When there are material things in this world, do not eat and drink alone, but use those riches for good purposes.
Third: You cannot serve two masters.
“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 both God and money” (verse 13). It is said that those who have loved will also love. It is also said that those who have served can serve others. The one who serves is one. Wealth is always with us as long as we live in this world. We are also living together with God in our faith life. So, is it wealth for us? Are you God? There is always a problem ahead of us.