MiConfession

Believe – Speak

recent posts

about

Hello! Like so many of you – I wear multiple hats, (i.e., wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, etc.). I relish many things – spending time with family and friends; finding humor in the smallest things, eating good food, and relaxing on a swing in the back yard with my hubby. People tell me I laugh a lot – but I have learned through various hardships and victories in life laughter helps – so I laugh wherever I find humor. (Proverbs 17:22). I also love to read the Word of God and listen to various ministries to glean what the Lord reveals to empower, enlighten and encourage.  Understanding the Word of God and searching for and applying the nuggets God provides just makes all of life so much better.  (Proverbs 25:2) I so look forward to laughing, talking, thinking, crying and enjoying life with you on this blog! May God, bless you and keep you…may God’s face shine upon each of you…. (Numbers 6:24 – 26)

The Wonder of GRACE

Matthew 20:1 – 16 is such a wonderfully encouraging parable because it demonstrates that the Lord Jesus Christ does not reward us based upon our ‘labor’ but rather rewards us based upon His Goodness, His Grace, His Mercy and Loving-Kindness.

Jesus not only ‘hires’ laborers who seek Him but goes looking for those no one else will ‘hire’.

I think we often forget that if Jesus had not ‘hired’ us to labor in His vineyard – whether early in this life or later on in life – then we would have all received the ‘wages of sin’. I am so grateful that whether Jesus hires us early or late that if we accept HIS offer of ’employment’ we shall all receive the same reward, the gift of eternal life. (Romans 6:23)

But for the Wonder of the GRACE – none of us would have been ‘hired’. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

 

Posted in

Leave a comment