The parable of the vineyard Jesus illustrates the extravagant generosity of God.
Did you notice that the Landowner never justified his seemingly crazy hiring practices because he had such an abundant harvest and thus needed more workers? In the parable the landowner’s focus is always on the workers and their needs.
The parable also reveals the nature of people to control their environment and enhance their sense of entitlement. The workers said they ‘deserved more’ even though they were given exactly what they bargained for. Never is there a mention that those workers did more than they agreed.
Those who agreed to work only for the landowner, as opposed to any specific wage, are like the ones Jesus referred to when we began this Gospel:
“God blesses those who are poor in spirit (We recognize our need); God blesses those who mourn (We repent of our self-sufficiency); God blesses those who are meek (We surrender control to God.)
What does today’s reading reveal to you
about God?
What does it reveal to you about yourself?
Think about what God wants you to do
or remember about this passage.
Does God want you to change anything in your life?
5-Sep-11 Matthew 20:17-34
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