Febrary 05, 2022

 God with Us

I hope your Saturday was amazing!

Psalm 36

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.

1 I have a message from God in my heart

    concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:

There is no fear of God

    before their eyes.

2 In their own eyes they flatter themselves

    too much to detect or hate their sin.

3 The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful;

    they fail to act wisely or do good.

4 Even on their beds they plot evil;

    they commit themselves to a sinful course

    and do not reject what is wrong.

5 Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,

    your faithfulness to the skies.

6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains,

    your justice like the great deep.

    You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.

7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!

    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

8 They feast on the abundance of your house;

    you give them drink from your river of delights.

9 For with you is the fountain of life;

    in your light we see light.

10 Continue your love to those who know you,

    your righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,

    nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

12 See how the evildoers lie fallen—

    thrown down, not able to rise!

There is a big difference between the righteous and the wicked. 

God is with mankind to give us justice and righteousness. The righteous man will accept it and the wicked will reject what is right. 

God will protect the upright. 

He sees the deeds of the wicked.

Matthew 20

Story of the Vineyard workers

"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the owner of an estate who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work.

At nine o'clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing. So, he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day. 

At noon and again around three o'clock that evening he was he did the same thing. 

At five o'clock that evening he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, 'Why haven't you been working today?'

They replied, 'Because no one hired us.'

The owner of the estate told them, then go on and join the others in my vineyard.

That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first. When those hired at 5 o'clock were paid, each received a full day's wage. When those hired earlier came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they too, were paid a day's wage. When they received their pay, they protested.

Those people worked only one hour, and yet you've paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat. 

He answered one of them, "Friend, I have not been unfair!

Didn't you agree to work all day for the usual wage?

Take it and go.

I wanted to pay this worker the same as you. Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money?

Should you be angry because I am kind?

And so it is, that many who are first now will be last then; and those who are last now will be first then. 

 We all come into the Kingdom at different times and stages, but we will all get the same benefits. Some people have worked longer in the hot sun and others have only worked on a short time, but owner made the same promise to all the workers. 

Have a great day!