The Wage of God (Matthew 20:1-16)

God’s wage is one of favor above what is fair; He gives grace generously to all who believe in Jesus. How we view God is often determined by how the world operates, when we should view the world by how we understand God. In this parable Jesus teaches a lesson that can be very challenging for people to understand and accept, “the last shall be first, and the first last.” But when one humbles themselves to understand the Kingdom of God, this lesson becomes the greatest blessing of all, favor from God. We do not earn anything from God because we cannot. The only thing we must do is to humble ourselves and receive from Him. When we do this, we find His generous grace overflows in abundance of love, joy, peace, and gratitude in all of life. In this message, Pastor Lane identifies three truths to compel one’s faith to humble themselves and receive God’s favor (grace). We pray this message helps and encourages.