July 1, 2026
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Reading along with us in 2 Chronicles and Luke? Here’s today’s reading:
Luke 16 (NIV)
The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
1 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’…..Continue Reading
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Jesus shares a parable to describe how the world deals with each other shrewdly, and some of that we can learn from and other parts we should reject. We should deal with our earthly wealth wisely but it should all be done in reference to heavenly/spiritual things. If we can’t deal well with earthly wealth, then why would we be capable of handling spiritual responsibility. And when we are trusted with a little thing, we can be trusted with much. And if we haven’t dealt well with other’s property, how can we entrusted with our own. But in all of this, we cannot be so caught in money either so it becomes our master. And it is believed that the rich man and Lazarus is an actual account rather than a parable, because it is the only time a name is used. But it also jives with the reality that there was a temporary holding place for the righteous and unrighteousness. And Lazarus receives compensation for the hard life he lived. But Jesus will free those in Abraham’s bosom after His resurrection and the unrighteousness will remain in Hades until the Great White Throne judgement when they will be thrown in the lake of fire.
Be trustworthy with the interactions and transactions we have with others. Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. If we have not been trustworthy, who will trust us? So let’s make every effort to be honest, truthful, and forthright with our dealings with people. If we do this, people will be more willing to take us seriously when we share the gospel with them.
Money can be such a destructive force, we see it everyday when people destroy each other over it, governments lie and large companies poison people so they can make more of it. Stewarding the resources given to us by God is not to be taken lightly, we are being entrusted with something and therefore God should be involved in how it is used and managed. As this world moves further and further away from God, we see more abuse of money and power, very sad!
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Psalm 130; Daniel 6; Luke 16
Luke 16
“And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”
Luke 16:15 NKJV
It is interesting that Jesus discerns and confronts the Pharisees for their hearts. He knows their love of money. He mentions the Kingdom of God here and how the law and the prophets was until John. Then He brings up divorce and adultery, I’m thinking this is a clear representation of the Pharisees NOT obeying the law and further demonstrating their hard hearts. The Pharisees are legalistic and yet, they commit adultery, pretty clearly not living by the law.
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Just hearing God knows our heart so why would anyone purposely deceive him.
There is absolutely nothing that even comes close to separation from God and Jesus for eternity. We exist to so hopefully make a difference
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