Luke 16:10-15

"He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. If therefore you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous mammon (money), who will entrust the true riches to you?

"And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?


"No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.


Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things, and they were scoffing at Him. And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God." Luke 16:10-15 (NAS)

Questions:

Has God entrusted time, money, possessions and/or health to you?

Have you been a faithful steward of these things that God has given you?


Do you help others with what God has given you?
Suggested Bible Reading for Month:


April 1-7: New Testament -- Luke 5:17 through Luke 8:39. Old Testament -- Deuteronomy chapter 32 through Joshua chapter 14.

April 8-14: New Testament -- Luke 8:40 through Luke 11:28. Old Testament -- Joshua chapter 15 through Judges chapter 4.


April 15-21: New Testament -- Luke 11:29 through Luke 14:14. Old Testament -- Judges chapter 5 through Judges chapter 21.


April 22-30: New Testament -- Luke 14:15 through Luke 19:48. Old Testament -- Ruth chapter 1 through 1 Samuel chapter 17.
Easy-to-Read Version:


"If a person can be trusted with small things, then he can also be trusted with big things. If a person is dishonest in little things, then he will be dishonest in big things too.

"If you cannot be trusted with worldly riches, then you will not be trusted with the true (heavenly) riches. And if you cannot be trusted with the things that belong to someone else, then you will not be given things of your own.


"No servant can serve two masters at the same time. The servant will hate one master and love the other. Or he will be loyal to one and not care about the other. You cannot serve God and Money at the same time."


The Pharisees were listening to all these things. The Pharisees criticized Jesus because they all loved money. Jesus said to the Pharisees, "You make yourselves look good in front of people. But God knows what is really in your hearts. The things that people think are important are worth nothing to God." Luke 16:10-15 (ERV)