Harvest Time
Matthew 20:1-7
"He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?' 'Because no one has hired us,' they answered. He said to them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard.'"
(MATTHEW 20:6-7)
When you grow a lot of stone fruits, you are up against the clock when it's harvest time. If you don't pick those apricots, peaches, plums, etc. the squirrels and birds will. And the rest will rot on the ground. You don't need to wait for a sign from heaven to start picking. That sign has already been given - it's harvest time.
Some people wait for a sign from heaven before they start their ministry or being active in the kingdom of God. Like the landowner in the Scripture quoted above, God is asking them, "Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?"
They think that God should call them and show them a sign to tell them what to do for Him. But that sign has already been given. The Bible tells us clearly that we are to go and tell others about Jesus Christ. In this day of instant communication, the resources are available to share His story with one or many, across the street or around the world. Plus we have the Holy Spirit to direct us.
Start today. It's harvest time!
INSIGHT
THE TIME IS SHORT. YOU ONLY HAVE TODAY TO DO TODAY'S WORK. JESUS IS SAYING, "YOU ALSO GO AND WORK IN MY VINEYARD."
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
1 Samuel 26-27
Psalm 133
Galatians 3-4
Matthew 20:1-7
New International Version (NIV)
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 4 He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ 5 So they went.
“He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6 About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’
7 “‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.
“He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’
Footnotes:
a. Matthew 20:2 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer.
THREE GOSPEL FREEDOMS
Do you love freedom? Human beings are made for freedom, but not all of us will find it. And that is because freedom's greatest expression is found where people least expect to find it.
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