Business is Business----the sermon

Recently at a local parish, the pastor delivered a sermon on the parable of ----"The Savy Servant"--or in modern lingo, "The Savy Employee".

You remember the story---the servant has been discovered by his boss to be cheating, and is informed he has only a week to work, and to give a full accounting. He then goes to each of the masters debtors...asks what the balance that is owed the master, and then gives the debtor a discount---many a very deep discount. The debtors are grateful.

When the Master finds out what the servant has been up to, he is upset...however, he recognizes the skill that the servant has used in preparing for his future. By discounting the debtors, he has gained friends for the future...which is coming shortly. Very moxie indeed.

The parable then goes on that if in the business world, such a servant, who is only thinking of crass concerns, prepares for the future.....in the world of the Kingdom, one would think that folks would invest in spiritual matters to prepare for their future.

Sometimes in this parable, the listeners might think that the parable is condoning the" Business is business" ethic. NO. Folks who discuss that theory really are just saying that they accept crooked business.

The believer is always one that exhibits honest direct business. Those who believe in the "business is business" ethic, worshiping on Sunday and proceeding to violate the laws on the other six days, are not hearing the Word.