So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
(Luke 16:5-9 ESV)
The discussion on this highly-debated parable could be lengthy. Suffice it to say that this manager did plan ahead. He thought about changes needing made, and the master commended him for that. What may slip through one's notice is the last sentence - wealth will fail you. All the splendor and glory of what we obtain will pass away, and only what we have invested in for eternity will last. It is better to deeply discount the things of this world and put our resources, and our energy into things eternal.
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