Treasures n Heaven

 “Make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings." Luke 16:10

We see a lot of people amassing wealth dishonestly. There are politicians who think nothing of commandeering the coffers of the nation to build mansions, buy luxurious cars, travel extravagantly, or construct monuments to themselves on our streets. They are the ones the prophet Amos pointed a finger at when he accused, “Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land…the Lord has sworn…never will I forget a thing they have done!” (Amos 8:4-7) 

But what about us? Are we aware that each of us are exiles in this place called earth and we are only passing through? Imagine if you will that we are in a foreign land, a poor little village in Africa. And amidst the squalor, we start to build a palace, and act as if we were going to stay there forever. But in a few days we are supposed to leave for home. Is it not a folly, a stupid thing to do? A waste? 

When what we should have been doing was building good relationships, and amassing wealth we can bring home?

Jesus is saying in this parable, that business people are shrewd because they think and plan ahead, and make good use of their money. Sons of light, or us Christians, should also be shrewd in thinking and planning for our future. We should use our money to lay treasures in heaven.