What is the meaning of the passage of the laborers of the vine? (Part 5).
Perhaps you are asking: “but, what is the problem with our sense of fairness?”.
1 – Our fairness is emotional, based on what we are feeling, in our concepts and values, and not in the principles of the Holy Scripture.
2 – Our fairness is selfish, based on what we will gain.
The first laborers thought they had the right of receiving more. Unfortunately, many believers think this in regard to the Creator. Nonetheless, it is unfeasible the Creator bless someone more than He bless. After all, He blesses us with affluence:
• Luk 6:38 -> “give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”.
• Joh 3:34 -> “For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.”.
• Joh 10:10 -> “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”.
The limit is only in us:
• Joh 16:12 -> “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.”.
• 2Co 6:11-13 -> “We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.”.
Spiritually, Jesus’ blessing is like the manna, which is granted pursuant to what each one can eat (2Cor 8:14,15). This was the Creator promised to give us. Don’t think to receive more, unless you are with alacrity to use everything to be a blessing in the life of more people. In this case, you will overflow rivers of living water from His grace and multiple wisdom (John 4:13,14; 7:37-39; Eph 3:10; 1Peter 4:10).
But remember:
• Luk 12:48 -> “... Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.”.
3 – Our fairness is self-centered, based on what we deserve (and the worst: comparing our level of acceptance and reward with that received by other people). In this case, when the Creator is gracious, kind toward our enemies, our lean is to get astonished.
It is not in vain that the Creator made of the Kingdom of Heaven a society, so that we can care about the others when they suffer (the idea is that, if a member suffers, everyone suffers with them – 1Cor 12:21-26).
Without this, the suffering of one person wouldn’t hurt us. This would make us delight in vengeance of those who we consider worthy of feeling pain.
Nonetheless, we should find delight in the kindness of the Creator, regardless if people deserve or not.
By the way: the last people who we imagine that could receive salvation, can be the first to be saved.
So, have a good day aiming that the Lord of Vineyard can bring more laborers for His great harvest (Luke 10:2).
Tomorrow we will keep on.
Perhaps you are asking: “but, what is the problem with our sense of fairness?”.
1 – Our fairness is emotional, based on what we are feeling, in our concepts and values, and not in the principles of the Holy Scripture.
2 – Our fairness is selfish, based on what we will gain.
The first laborers thought they had the right of receiving more. Unfortunately, many believers think this in regard to the Creator. Nonetheless, it is unfeasible the Creator bless someone more than He bless. After all, He blesses us with affluence:
• Luk 6:38 -> “give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”.
• Joh 3:34 -> “For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.”.
• Joh 10:10 -> “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”.
The limit is only in us:
• Joh 16:12 -> “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.”.
• 2Co 6:11-13 -> “We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.”.
Spiritually, Jesus’ blessing is like the manna, which is granted pursuant to what each one can eat (2Cor 8:14,15). This was the Creator promised to give us. Don’t think to receive more, unless you are with alacrity to use everything to be a blessing in the life of more people. In this case, you will overflow rivers of living water from His grace and multiple wisdom (John 4:13,14; 7:37-39; Eph 3:10; 1Peter 4:10).
But remember:
• Luk 12:48 -> “... Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.”.
3 – Our fairness is self-centered, based on what we deserve (and the worst: comparing our level of acceptance and reward with that received by other people). In this case, when the Creator is gracious, kind toward our enemies, our lean is to get astonished.
It is not in vain that the Creator made of the Kingdom of Heaven a society, so that we can care about the others when they suffer (the idea is that, if a member suffers, everyone suffers with them – 1Cor 12:21-26).
Without this, the suffering of one person wouldn’t hurt us. This would make us delight in vengeance of those who we consider worthy of feeling pain.
Nonetheless, we should find delight in the kindness of the Creator, regardless if people deserve or not.
By the way: the last people who we imagine that could receive salvation, can be the first to be saved.
So, have a good day aiming that the Lord of Vineyard can bring more laborers for His great harvest (Luke 10:2).
Tomorrow we will keep on.