The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Week 5...Getting to some good stuff
It is a story that could come from a Clint Eastwood western only someone would probably get shot. King Duncan tells the story of a young man who bought a horse from a farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the horse the next day. However when the next day arrived, the farmer reneged on his promise.
"I'm
afraid the horse has died," he explained.
The
young man said, "Well, then give me my money back."
The
farmer said, "Can't do that. I spent it already."
The
young man thought for a moment and said, "Ok, then, just bring
me the dead horse."
The
farmer asked, "What you going to do with a dead horse?"
The
young man said, "I'm going to raffle it off."
The
farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead horse!"
The
young man said, "Sure I can. Watch me.”
A
month later, the farmer met up with the young man and asked, "What
happened with that dead horse?"
The
young man said, "I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two
dollars apiece and made a profit of $998..."
For a society that has sterilized our scoundrels and pirates, it is a wonder we still have a problem with this parable that Jesus tells in Luke 16:1-13 about the shrewd manager. The reality is that it will hurt when God forces our
hand. It is going to be uncomfortable "...it's in the pain
that we discover our desire for God..." writes author Larry
Crabb. The problem with a pirate's life long term is that it is a
life lived a the cost of others, even ourselves. But the radical grace
of God sometimes hurts and it gives you permission to go after God.
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