iv. He evinces, that at the very time when Peter forgot the vision and the Father's voice, virtually reducing Him to mere man, He was God manifest in the flesh. Notice that these people didn't go in on their own accord, the Lord sent them into the vineyard. 16.So the first shall be last. A fish was the last being for man to make his banker of; with God all things are possible, who knew how to blend admirably in the same act divine glory, unanswerably vindicated, with the lowliest grace in man. Rather than seeking God as to whether or not you should buy a new car, you had to seek your elder or your shepherd. And yet the true faithful saints of God, who have been obedient to the bidding of the Lord to go into the vineyard, and no matter what place, what time, it is their faithfulness to the call of God in going for which God makes the reward.In fact, I do believe that many times those who have been called to a more prominent ministry will actually receive a much lesser reward because we get so much reward now. Hence, he waits to present their rejection of the Messiah, as morally complete as possible in his statement of it, though necessarily not complete in outward accomplishment. They've missed the joy of what it is to serve the Lord. Had Peter confessed who the Son of man really is? He "went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people." This made it to be plainly and only a difficulty for God to solve. 3. If God gives that grace to others, which he denies to us, it is kindness to them, but no injustice to us; and bounty to another, while it is no injustice to us, we ought not to find fault with. Think of when this request was made. Humble service is the great prerequisite, as shown by Jesus own ministry. b. 4. First, The general pay (Matthew 20:9; Matthew 20:10); They received every man a penny. And if those who in the last moment come into the kingdom of God, God rewards them, and they receive the reward for their place in the kingdom. The Son of Man will be betrayed: Jesus again told the disciples what awaited Him in Jerusalem, but no reaction from the disciples is noted. And He said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? New International Version (NIV). 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The tribunes of the second and third likewise made their choice one after another; and he that remained entered into the fourth legion. Now Paul the apostle as he is talking to the Corinthian Church about their abuse of the Love feast, where they were remembering the broken body of Jesus and His blood that was shed for our sins, Paul said, "that which I received from the Lord, I delivered also unto you. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you . Pauline Epistles There are gates on the East which is the direction of the dawn, and whereby a man may enter in the glad morning of his days; there are gates on the West which is the direction of the setting sun, and whereby a man may enter in his age. They said, "Lord, if we could just see." Johannine Writings Suffering from the disloyalty of friends. The youth were instructed, almost from their cradle, in military exercises. Never heard of them before. i. No. So the last will be first, and the first last: Peter and the disciples knew they had given up a great deal to follow Jesus. But the Lord could not send her away without a blessing, and without a blessing reaching to His own glory. But I am convinced that there are others who will receive either as great or even greater honor than will Billy Graham who you have never heard of. It is grief to ourselves, anger to God, and ill-will to our neighbour; and it is a sin that has neither pleasure, profit, nor honour, in it; it is an evil, an only evil. A man came there first thing in the morning, carrying his tools, and waited until someone hired him. In this laying aside of authority, he gives a silent rebuke to our self-seeking. (Spurgeon). This tested their thoughts of the glory of Jesus. On the evening of the day when He delivered the seven parables given in Matthew 13:1-58. He here is predicting the fact that He is going to be scourged. And they said unto him, Because no man has hired us. 3. Our job as disciples is to keep searching and including the lost, the last, and the least in the Kingdom and not just those who can bring us some benefit. To me it is evident, from a careful comparison of them all, as I think it is capable of clear and adequate proof to an unprejudiced Christian mind, that neither Matthew nor Luke confines himself to such an order of events. So when the evening was come, and the lord of the vineyard said unto his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. The work of religion is vineyard-work, pruning, dressing, digging, watering, fencing, weeding. Jesus purpose in telling this story was to illustrate what he had just said concerning Gods unexpected gift to those who at present appear to be disadvantaged (see Matthew 19:30). The next chapter (Matthew 18:1-35) takes up the double thought of the kingdom and the Church, showing the requisite for entrance into the kingdom, and displaying or calling forth divine grace in the most lovely manner, and that in practice. All other things, although important, are secondary. They looked for a conqueror; they received one broken on a cross. And to these men who were blind, they saw this as their one opportunity for a whole new life. Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? The disciples most inadequately perceive His glory; but the Lord acts according to His own mind. Of course, there is often the order of time, but through the central part, and not infrequently elsewhere, his setting forth in order turns on another principle, quite independent of mere succession of events. Paul was as one born out of due time, yet came not behind the chiefest of the apostles, and outdid those that were in Christ before him. Apply to the Son of David; lose not a moment; he is passing by, and thou art passing into eternity, and probably wilt never have a more favourable opportunity than the present. Any worker was welcome, even if he could give only an hour to the work. Historical Books Though God is a debtor to none, yet he is graciously pleased to make himself a debtor by his own promise, for the benefit of which, through Christ, believers agree with him, and he will stand to his part of the agreement. Judgment will have early cut them off. Luke-Acts Thus, the fourth chapter of Mark coincides, marked with such data as can leave no doubt. So the last shall be first, and the first last. ". They will condemn Him to death: Jesus confidently predicted that the religious leaders would do this; yet this was not something He could plan. My last word to Gods children is this: what does it matter, after all, whether we are first or whether we are last? "And forthwith when they were come out of the synagogue they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John; but Simon's wife's mother was sick of a fever, and anon they tell Him of her. a. This finds its fitting place, not in Luke, but in Matthew, particularly as the details here (not in Mark, who only gives the general fact) cast great light upon God's dispensational ways. We shall find something of these mysteries later on in this gospel; but here it is simply a Jewish testimony of Jehovah-Messiah in His unwearied love, through His twelve heralds, and in spite of rising unbelief, maintaining to the end what His grace had in view for Israel. 'These last,' they said, 'have only worked for one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have home the burden and the hot wind of the day.' GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point As he had asserted in ( Matthew 19:30 ) and which is clearly illustrated by this parable, as it may be applied to Jews or Gentiles, or to nominal and real Christians: for many be called; externally, under the ministration of the Gospel, as . This parable taught the disciples not to think of heavenly rewards in terms of justice, getting in proportion to what they deserved. Having left Nazareth, as we saw, He takes up His abode in Capernaum, which was henceforth "His own city." This gives an opportunity to teach what truly defiles not things that go into the man, but those things which, proceeding out of the mouth, come forth from the heart. He was going to build His Church "upon this rock" Himself, the Son of God. Lord cometh, his reward is with him, to give unto every man according as his work shall be, as one star differeth from another star in glory, so shall it be. The Lord hints at what the man's real desires were not Christ, not heaven, not eternity, but present things. Wisdom Literature If they had let him pass, their chance would have gone by for ever; but when the chance came they seized it. This parable is not a perfect illustration of Gods grace, because the principle of working and deserving is involved. Subsequently to that, the scribe offered to follow Jesus whithersoever He went. If I am faithful for an hour, if I am faithful for twelve hours, it is my faithfulness to the service to which the Lord has sent me.Now a lot of times we think that men like Billy Graham will surely receive the greatest rewards in heaven, because look at the tremendous fruit of his ministry. (iv) These two blind men were not afraid to bring a great request. i. It is often more agonizing to contemplate the painful future than it is to actually live it. It is not the amount of service given, but the love in which it is given which matters.

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