Having Faigh: Assume Sufficiency, Not Scarcity - Day 16

September 10, 2012

"Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.  If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?"  Luke 16; 10-11

Ooops, will you run that by me again?  In the whole 16th chapter of Luke it sounds like Jesus was walking down Wall Street, or perhaps snooping into our personal bank accounts.  Well, maybe he was.  He seems to use the word 'dishonest' to cover it all.  Yet I caught something else he said that puts it all in a different light.  He spoke of being entrusted with "true riches".  Now, thinking of what Jesus emphasized throughout his life, true ruches are really, "love, joy and peace".  Could there be a certain sarcasm in his references to the preoccupations with "wealth"?  Could his reference to "a very little" simply mean from our point of view?  Could he be saying that trust in the midst of our "little" and a sense of "sufficiency" generates the true riches of love, peace and joy?  Are not the exchanges of love, peace and joy the true mark of faithfulness.  Perhaps when these and many other words of Jesus are run by us again and we view them with the awareness of his constant concern for the reality of love, peace, and joy, we will appreciate the sufficiency and faithfulness brought out.  It's a whole new Wall Street, a whole new life, and a whole new wealth to enjoy and share!

Dear Lord, I'm overwhelmed because you have entrusted me with "true riches", and I know you want others to have them too.  So, from my abundance I'll gladly share.  Hear our voices of "thanks"!  Amen.

Author:  Johan Berg