“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.9I

 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

 ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family,28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’

“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

“Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”

Remember Lot’s wife!33Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.

Lord God my Father,

Give me the shrewdness of this world and help me apply it to light the darkness. Help me to be worthy so I can be trusted with your work and share with conviction the darkness that will come for those who don’t know you. Give me a faith that has no doubt and keep my focus ahead, not looking back.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen