Use Worldly Wealth to Gain Friends 

(Lk 16:1-13) 



God is the Owner. 

He made all things by His word and is their Owner(He 11:2), and 

He purchases souls with His blood and is the Lord of life(Ac 3:15; 1Pe 1:18), and 

To those who fear Him He inherits all His possession(He 1:2). 



Faith is acknowledging and welcoming Him, and 

The life of this faith is managing His possessions, as His steward, according to His will. 



If one has no possession, his concerns would be simple. 

But as one has great wealth, he has many concerns, such as where to keep it, where to invest it, and etc. 



In the world, the most ideal way of managing wealth is 

To return to the society where one gained it. 

Similarly, the Bible says that we must return to God what is His(Mt 22:21), for 

The heavens, the earth, the gold, the silver and all things are His(Hag 2:8). 



Deceived by the devil, 

Adam sinned and all men became slaves of the devil(2Pe 2:19). 



Abraham met the priest of God Melchizedek and 

Gave him a tenth of everything and was blessed, for 

The victory and the plunder from the battle came from God(Ge 14:17-20). 



God gave the Law to his descendants for them to keep for generations. 

But first, He had them in slavery, having no possession, for 430 years(Ge 15:13-14). 

Then, He had them live in the desert where there was nothing(Dt 8:17). 

Finally, He gave them the Law that commanded them to 

Give tithe and offerings(Lev 27:30; Dt 14:22; Mal 3:8). 



After they entered the land of Canaan, however, 

The people and even the priests did not keep this regulation. 

Thus, God rebuked them for robbing what belongs to God: tithes and offerings(Mal 3:12). 



Nevertheless, the sanctuary where 

The offerings were given to God 

Reminded them that God was their Owner and they were His people. 



Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19), because 

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body, 

He would give the perfect, eternal offering to the Father for 

He is the incarnate Word(Jn 1:1, Jn 1:14), who came as the High Priest(He 8:1). 



As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He: 

1. Gave His body once for all as an eternal, perfect offering(He 10:10, He 10:12; 1Pe 1:18-19); 

2. Condemned the thief who stole men from God(Ge 3:4-5; Jn 10:10); and 

3. With His blood redeemed and purchased souls, becoming their Owner(Ac 20:28; Rev 5:9-10). 

He rose from the grave and became the Lord of life(Ac 32:15), and 

Sat at the right-hand of God(He 10:10), 

Bringing all things under His feet(Eph 1:22). 



The Holy Spirit comes in the name Yeshua 

To those who welcomed Him as their Lord, and 

Lets them know that they became His servants. 



The man of the Spirit is he who 

Willingly become the Lord's servant and 

Confesses that everything he has belongs to the Lord. 

Therefore, he uses worldly wealth to gain friends for himself like the shrewd manager(Lk 16:1-9), and 

Brutally treats wealth like the early church believers(Ac 4:37) for 

He longs to be welcomed to eternal dwellings in that day. 



O Lord, 

Since one day this world will push me out and 

This uncertain wealth(1Ti 6:17) will leave me, 

Let me not hoard it and be burn up with the world(Jas 5:2-3; 2Pe 3:10), 

But instead let me send it ahead to the Father's house where 

I long to be welcomed! Amen.