Day 305 (Matthew 20-21) - Year 5

The Bible Recap

Tara-Leigh Cobble

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0	Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible recap.
0:13.0	Today Jesus opens with a metaphor about the kingdom that might seem kind of frustrating.
0:17.4	He compares the kingdom to a vineyard and its workers.
0:20.3	The owner of the vineyard brings in workers at various times throughout the day but pays
0:23.9	them all the same amount, regardless how long they work.
0:27.3	He wants to work longer, get upset, but he says, hey, that was the deal we made.
0:32.2	Stop comparing yourselves to those who work less time than you.
0:35.2	Take what I'm giving you.
0:36.7	This is probably shocking to the people hearing the parable because it goes against their societal
0:41.0	norms.
0:42.3	This parable reminds me of a few things Jesus seems to drive home repeatedly.
0:46.1	First, it shows us the tremendous amounts of grace God pours out.
0:50.6	If you are with us in the Old Testament, this will be a bit of a refresher.
0:53.8	But if you're new here, we want to define the difference between grace and mercy.
0:57.8	They're a pair of opposites that work in tandem.
1:00.9	Grace is when you get what you don't deserve.
1:03.3	And mercy is when you don't get what you do deserve.
1:06.8	So when the owner pays the late hires a full day's wages, he's showing immense amounts of grace,
1:13.0	unmerited favor.
1:14.4	Second, this reminds me that entitlement has no place in the heart of a child of God.
1:19.2	Once everything God gives his kids is undeserved, then it's all blessing and generosity.
1:24.1	Third, comparing ourselves to others is evidence that we've lost sight of what really matters.
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