If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? (Luke 16:11) This story is about a dishonest manager who impresses his former employer by manipulating a bad situation to his benefit. There is several things we can learn from this story; however, today we will only focus on his resourcefulness. The manager was fired, although it is not clear why he was fired (except that he was being wasteful). But here’s the interesting thing: at the end of the story, he is commended for being shrewd, or resourceful. If he was shrewd, why was he fired in the first place? No matter. He was either bad at his job or didn’t care to do well at his job and the bottom line is that his boss fired him. I encourage you to read the entirety of the story for yourself in Luke 16:1-13, because doing so will help you understand where I’m taking this. Some of us would have been fired (for whatever reason, valid or not) and be sulking quietly in the corner. Okay, maybe some of us wouldn’t be so quiet and we would be complaining about it to anybody who cares to listen, but my point is that some of us would not have been as so resourceful with our firing. Isn’t it true? We would not have thought on this level. This guy bartered his way into a better situation because he was resourceful. He was willing to be faithful with what he did have, knowing quite well what he didn’t have anymore. He made the most of his situation, and landed him softly. Now, I’m not advocating that we beg and barter our way through life just to coast along on a menial existence. What I am saying is that when we have opportunity, we should be leveraging that for something good. Jesus asks at the end of the story, how have you been doing with what you have? Are you being faithfully rich with what you have? Or are you waiting for a savior? Maybe you’re one of those people who just want to get by and do nothing great. The question today is, are you being resourceful? It’s something to think about. A better life will not happen if you are not as resourceful as a manager who got fired for being wasteful. Think about it.
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