In Luke 16, Jesus tells a parable about a wicked and shrewd manager who in a savvy way ensures that people will welcome him into their homes when he is no longer employed. Jesus affirms his shrewdness, not his wickedness, to challenge believers to be more shrewd with eternal matters than the wicked are with temporary ones. God’s people can and should be shrewd.
The dictionary defines “shrewd” as: having or showing an ability to understand things and make good judgments; marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen. A ministry or organization really benefits from shrewd people, from people who are hardheaded about their theology and ministry direction but are able to implement with self-awareness and wisdom.
Sadly, this statement Jesus made to His generation is true of ours as well: “For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people” (Luke 16:8). Keep reading
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