So I hope you read the parable. I HOPE you are as lost as I was when I read it. Why would that EX-Manager get away with doing something so "evil" or "deceitful." right?Well.
Lets just say it was bothering me alot. And At our Study Group we couldn't figure out how this was actually a parable. But You know.. we are a Warped Generation.. and I dont just mean MY generation. I mean.. Since the times of Jesus has past we are worshiper of money.. not that we sit and actually worship money.. We NEED money to live.. WE NEED MONEY to eat.. WE NEED money to buy that bed in our homes or the car we drive.. WE NEED MONEY. Right? Well I goggled this parable. Because I didn't understand it even after we left study group. So here is what I found...
Anne Robertson explained it this way on her blog.
Let's say that a man is convicted of murdering his wife and is sentenced to prison. Further, let's say that on his way to begin serving his sentence he goes past a burning house with a child left inside. Figuring that misery awaits him anyway and figuring that saving a baby can't hurt his reputation, he dashes into the building and saves the child. A pastor is watching and goes home to write a sermon. "Why is it," he says the next Sunday "that this murderer can figure out that saving a child is a good thing and the 16 churchgoers who were there watching the fire burn, did nothing? This convict is smarter than all of them. Use the opportunities life presents to you to enhance God's reputation. The one who risks his own life to save another is living out the Gospel.That was put so understandably now I get it.. But in the parable we get stuck on the MONEY FACTOR we forget to see the ACTUAL Story. Because Money to us is our Life and Living! Without it we would be in a box or under a bridge. That is Serious I know and Im not trying to make controversy but IN the parable we Take the money factor and Rise that up above all else and so we think to ourselves that WHOA YOU ARE TAKING MY MONEY... instead of seeing the GOOD in the Parable. and with that excerpt that I listed above it makes it easier to understand and makes me realize how much Our world only depends on money.. Its true.
I hope this helped this anyone understand that confusing parable. I hope You can see the actual meaning of it.
HUGS! Have a Magnificent Day!
Leslie
Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, Maker of Heaven and Earth. Thank you for Giving us your word. Thank you for the blessings we receive daily, even If we do not see them right away. Dear Lord, We want to thank you for the lessons you teach to us everyday. So that we can better understand you and your will. Father, we just ask you to help us keep our minds open and our eyes open so that we can better serve you and Others. Please shine down your light on us and help us to keep our minds open to do good things for others and so that we are not serving ourselves. Dear Lord, Please watch over our wonderful Mothers you blessed us with. They are a GREAT creation of yours... Have mercy on us and and hear our prayers. In your name We pray. Amen.
