“That's not fair!” is a cry we often hear and the truth is all of us have said it ourselves at some time. Most of us have a very developed sense of what we think is fair and what is unfair. Without a doubt that sense is activated when we hear our parable today - the Parable of the Workers In the Vineyard. Of course this parable is not about grapes - it is about grace. Here we learn a profound lesson about the nature of God's amazing and generous grace. However the disturbing truth is that upon hearing this parable many of us find ourselves more in sympathy with the grumbling workers who complain, “That's not fair!” rather than responding with humble awe and wonder to the amazing generosity of our God.
Main Points:
- A Story of Equal Wages for Unequal Work
- A Story about the Unconditional Generosity of God