Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. My name is Kristen and my name is Katie and we want to spend a few minutes a day with you walking through the New Testament one chapter at a time.

This year we will fix our gaze upon Christ so that we may know

him, not only with our minds but with our hearts. Together we will learn that

who Jesus is changes everything. Welcome back to a year in the Bible with Daily Grace. My name is

Kristen Schmucker and we are in Luke 16 today. As a reminder I'm using the Behold Studies

from the Daily Grace Co as well as the free reading plan and you can find all the information about those in the show notes.

It is helpful as we dive into Luke 16 to keep in mind the context of chapter 15 and the

parables about finding what is lost. Now Jesus speaks to the disciples and it

seems that the rest of the crowd was likely still there, including the tax collectors that we talked

about in chapter 15.

Their ears might have perked up when Jesus began to tell a new parable about a rich man

and the mismanagement of his wealth. In this

parable there is a rich man and the one in charge of managing his wealth had instead

squandered it. This is the same exact word that was used for the prodigal son who had

squandered his inheritance. The manager knew he was about to get fired and he

didn't want to have to work or beg so he comes up with a shrewd plan.

He lowered the debts of those that owed his boss before he was fired.

He played politics and made friends that perhaps could help him out when he was out of a job. Shockingly, the rich man commends him.

He was not commended for doing what was right.

He certainly hadn't, but he was commended for his impressive plan. This parable is a challenging one. Jesus is clearly making the

point that we should be wise and generous stewards of the resources God has

given to us, but it's not entirely clear how this

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