GOD IS GOD (PT. 1)
TEXT: Matthew
20:6-16 (KJV)
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
In life
there are those who speak and act as though God need to take permission from
them before He will bless someone else. Unfortunately, a good number of such
person with this attitude are religious folks with a self-righteous
attitude. They measure the goodness of
God by their own checklist of faithfulness. Like the first set of labourers in
our text, they abrogate to themselves certain benefits using their legalistic
standard. They believe that they deserve the best of everything because they
have been there before every other person. They must be given special
attention, seat, position, title and a bigger portion of any benefit. You dear
not give them the same as others if you want peace. But like the owner of the
vineyard in our passage, God does not need to take permission from any man
before He releases his favour on you. When your moment comes there is nothing
any man can do about it. God is God. If you are reading this today and it seems
like somebody is trying to frustrate the promises of God for your life, don’t
be troubled, God is always faithful and on time. Ignore the fellow and the
problem and just give thanks to God for your victory. It is well with your
soul.
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