The Gospel of Luke 16: 1-13
presents Jesus telling his disciples a parable about a dishonest steward who
was commended for his skills. Jesus did not encourage his listeners to become dishonest
rather he wished that his followers would use their skills for spiritual
purpose. Instead of using one’s skill to take advantage of people, why not use
it for something that is divine?
There is a story about a man who happened
to pass by a burning home. He saw the firefighters could not manage to enter
the house, to stop the fire and to rescue the two kids who were trapped in the
house while their parents were crying for help. The man immediately ran to the
door and was able to unlock it. He was able to let the kids got out of the
house before the fire totally destroyed it. The parents thanked the man saying
that he has a good heart for saving their kids. The man replied that he is not
a good person. In fact, he was just released from prison after serving his
sentence for ten years.
In this story, we may be able to
understand when Jesus said, “I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for
yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal
dwellings.”
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