What Jesus Did! 'Not Enough?' — Matthew 20:10-12

Unlike the workers hired late in the day, those who came at the beginning of the day had worked hard over long hours and in the brutal heat. When the last workers were paid a full day's wage, the ones hired earlier were expecting a lot more than a full day's wage. Instead, they got the same amount for their work as the last ones who hadn't worked as long. But they got what they had bargained to receive. They were paid the going rate and a fair wage for that day. So why were they angry? Because they wanted more and felt that they deserved more. But in matters of salvation, who can really deserve any reward at all? No one! We will be rewarded, but only because of the value Jesus places on us.

The test for us is what kind of people will we be. Will we picture ourselves as those who are blessed undeservingly? Or will we want to show Jesus our spiritual resume? If we end up resenting the grace God gives to others, let me assert that we have never understood grace.