Parables Of The Kingdom

Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’ Matthew 20:15

That one little question at the end there shows how different the Kingdom of Heaven is from us. We know from reading the parable that the landowner of the vineyard decided to pay those who had worked but one hour a full day's wage. Those who had worked the full day grew an expectation within themselves and then protested when the landowner did not do as they expected. This demonstrates that what we think of God when we read the Bible, may come from expectation arising from an evil eye. The question might be stated, "Or is your eye evil? Because I am good." Recalling as we read that the punctuation we see was added later. God's love and goodness are constants, and yet when we read the tales of war, battle, execution, punishment, and others in the Bible, we might judge God based on our evil expectations. That you or I do not understand all that God does about the world and what must happen does not make His actions or commands evil. And still, in order to see the love and goodness of God we must repent and be saved by faith in His Son Jesus Christ. Right then we understand everything, right? Nope, then the journey toward understanding begins.

By faith we know the landowner of the Kingdom of Heaven is doing exactly right. No one said it would be easy though.

Bucky