Devotion:
Read Matthew 20:1-16.
Jesus often told stories that make you think. They get inside you and work on you. They cause you to question what you have always thought. They turn the ways, attitudes and thinking of this world upside down.
This is one of those stories. From the perspective of the first workers who worked all day, it doesn’t seem fair, particularly as they compare their situation to that of the workers hired at the end of the day. But the landowner simply points out that he paid them exactly what he said he would. From the perspective of those who were hired late in the day, they are thrilled. Who wouldn’t be? What a gift!
Now, if this is just about paying workers, it would cause us all to grind our teeth. But what if it is about the grace God offers to all of us? It might cause us to ask the question “Is grace fair?” That’s the very question we will address as we take a look at this parable in our worship services this morning. Join us, whether online or in person, and invite others to do so as well.
Personal Worship Option:
Is there some person or group to whom you do not want God to be gracious? Have a conversation with God about that.
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