BE SHREWD

Luke 16:8-9
The rich man had to admire the
dishonest rascal for being so shrewd.
And it is true that the citizens of this world
are more shrewd than the godly are.
I tell you, use your worldly resources
to benefit others and make friends.
In this way, your generosity stores up
a reward for you in heaven.



The parable of the shrewd manager teaches us about a manager that squandered all of an entrusted rich man's wealth. Just as the manager was about to suffer the consequences for his errors, he leveraged all of his influence and collected debts at a discounted rate from people that owed the rich man money to rebuild the lost wealth. Amazingly, the rich man actually admired the shrewd manager for preserving himself (and the lost money) with such tactics. The moral of the parable is that Christians need to be very wise when leveraging their money, influence and authority. We need to wisely and strategically operate in this way so that souls can be won to Christ to benefit His kingdom.