This is the famous parable of the vineyard workers. The vineyard rep…

This is the famous parable of the vineyard workers.

...The vineyard represents heaven!

There, gaining eternal life, entering the Kingdom of God, and being saved is likened to one denarius.

...That one denarius is not something we can earn as a reward for our good deeds...🙄
...it is given solely by God's grace and mercy!

...The same grace and salvation are given to those who are saved just as they slip into the twilight of life 🌇... at 5 pm...
...and to those who start at 6 am.

..."The last will be first, and the first will be last."
..."The last" refers to those who acknowledge, both to themselves and others, that "if I work little, I will be rewarded little."

..."The first" refers to those who expected to be rewarded more because they worked more.

…However…those who had expected much were disappointed by their own calculations 😰
…Even those who had served Jesus for a long time and overcome trials and difficulties…only received one denarius 😱.
…An old man 👴…believed in Jesus…just before he died.
…After repenting of his sinful life…he shed tears 😭…and said, "I wish I had believed in Jesus sooner…
If only I had, I wouldn't have had to suffer so much…😰
I wanted to work for Jesus while I was still healthy…"
…I think this is the true feeling of someone who just made it to heaven…and received one denarius.
…For those of us who are given time to be healthy now…it is a blessing that we can do something to help Jesus❗️.
Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.