Song # 1947.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. Another parable that Jesus told to His disciples saying that it doesn’t matter how long, or how short a time you have followed Jesus, all those who follow Him will receive their reward in heaven. So those who have recently given their heart to Jesus will also enter heaven, in the same way as those who have been following Jesus for many years.
Jesus told them “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard” (Matthew 20:1). “He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard” (Matthew 20:2). “About the third hour he went out again and hired more men” (Matthew 20:3). “He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing” (Matthew 20:5). “About the eleventh hour he went out again, and hired more men he found standing around” (Matthew 20:6). “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last hired and going onto the first’” (Matthew 20:8). “The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius” (Matthew 20:9). “So when those who were hired first came, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius” (Matthew 20:10). “When they received it they began to grumble against the landowner” (Matthew 20:11). “‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour’ they said ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day’” (Matthew 20:12). “The landowner answered them ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius?’” (Matthew 20:13). “‘Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you’” (Matthew 20:14). “‘Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’” (Matthew 20:15).
Thought for today: turn to Jesus for your place in heaven today, before it’s too late.
Thought for the future: Jesus asks us to join Him for life. Where will you spend your eternity?