Clergy conference meant that I missed week 3 of our Lectionary Group, but this week was a hum-dinger, so I feel like I got a 2-for-1. We had a record number of guys (sorry ladies, I haven't found a female preacher yet) show up today, seven in all. The conversation swarmed, as usual, but with a text like the shrewd manager, why wouldn't it.
What came out of our conversation as the word for me was that Jesus is asking a question of our wills. Where do we turn in times of crisis? The manager turned to what he knew, crooked accounting, when times got tough. As Jesus heads to the cross, the supreme crisis, where does he turn, to the will of his Father. As his disciples deal with the crisis that is Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Ascension Day where will they turn? Jesus is giving them a chance here to think about that question. In times of crisis where do you turn? Are you shrewd (wise) enough to use what you have for survival? Is your will aligned with that of the Father such that the Spirit of Wisdom can direct your actions? Will you use all that you have; the gospel, your wealth, your will, the Spirit for the upbuilding of the kingdom, or will you only use bits and pieces of your overall supply to save your own tail?
This insight came out of Pastor Jay's weekly question YBH (Yes, but how?) Jesus is telling us to be shrewd, yes, but how do we do that? I think we do that by using the wisdom of God, rather than our own knowledge. What do you think?
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