Jesus deals with us fairly all the time

Word of Wisdom - Plain and Simple - Hosted by Dianne Adams, a servant of God - 

Like many of Jesus’ parables, this story is about an employer and those who work for him. The householder and the Master of of the vineyard is Jesus Christ Himself.  The laborers are Christians. Jesus used the parable to farther answer a question that Peter had asked Him in Matthew 19:27: "We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?"  Planting, maintaining, and harvesting vineyards in first-century Israel was strenuous work requiring hard physical labor in the heat of summer. Often, additional laborers were required to get all the work done. The owner of this vineyard went to the marketplace at the first hour of the morning (6:00 a.m.) to find workers for the day. His offered wage of one denarius, a Roman’s soldier’s pay for a day, was generous indeed. The workers in the first group were more than happy to work for the generous wage.

As the day progressed and more workers were hired, the specific wage was not mentioned, but the landowner promised to pay “whatever is right.” Apparently, the workers were sufficiently confident of the landowner’s character that they trusted him at his word. Altogether, four groups of workers were hired, the last group just one hour before the end of the day.

The first group of workers in the vineyard resented receiving the same wage as the last group. Their attitude was similar to that of the Pharisees, who were displeased with Jesus’ teaching that others could inherit a heavenly kingdom they thought was reserved for them alone. He is faithful to reward us for our service as He has promised, and how He rewards others should be of no consequence to us, nor should it affect our devotion to Him.

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