Tag: parable of the laborers

He said to them, ‘You also go into my vineyard, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’

So off they went. (Matthew 20:4)

I was wondering today: Did the landowner say the same thing to the first workers he hired? Did they reject that offer and insist on getting paid “what they deserved”?

Peter seemed to have that mindset. (Matthew 19:27)

So did James and John. (Matthew 20:21)

But the two blind men tasted Jesus’ goodness and joyfully followed him, never thinking to ask for “what they deserved.” (Matthew 20:35)

Many “landowners” would have cheated their workers with the kind of “deal” the landowner made with the latter workers he hired. (Matthew 20:4-7)

But this landowner was generous and good. (Actually, the word translated “generous” in verse 15 is usually translated “good.”)

So the question I’m asking myself today is this: What kind of God do I think I’m serving?

Do I truly believe he is generous and will give far more than I could ask or imagine?

And having tasted of his goodness, will I joyfully follow him as the healed blind men did?