The last shall be first, and the first last

Mat 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Mat 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

The last to arrive were the first to receive their pay. The first to arrive were the last to receive their pay. That they both received the exact same pay for different amounts of time worked is solely up to their employer. No one should begrudge the good done by someone just because THEY do not receive what they might consider their due, their fair share. We truly need to count our blessings the smallest blessing as well as the largest ones. We've become so jade by our society and the desire for MORE that we forget to focus on what we do possess. Jesus told us to place our treasures in heaven, our desire should be in heaven as well, yes? And if our treasures, our desires are in heaven then we aren't caught up in the FAIR SHARES we believe we deserve down here on earth- right?

Is it fair that the last to come to Jesus- perhaps those we consider hard-core sinners, those who murder, rape, abuse children, abuse elderly, animal abusers, the worst of the worst- when those people at the very last moment before probation closes accept Jesus as their Savior and repent of their sins, truly repent and are saved before those who have been Jesus' for a long, long time? YES, it is fair because fairness is found in the truth and the acceptance of that truth. The truth is, fairness is something that doesn't matter-Salvation matters. What we call fairness is truly fantasy, a fantasy built upon a perfect society but that society isn't perfect because so many do not want the only perfection that exists and that is Jesus. They want to create their OWN idea of perfection. The perfect life being one with all they ever want they can have, and that all includes all the foods, all the parties, all the nice things, all the things that will only ever contribute to their happiness. Clothes, wealth, entertainment all these things that are treasures HERE on earth. We want treasures here on earth and this we call fairness. We are getting our desires- our flesh desires. Some might say that it's not wrong to want to live without the fear of hunger, the fear of homelessness, the fear of sickness, the fear of no transportation, and they'd be right. It's not wrong to want to live without those fears and so many people do live without them even when they have nothing at all. It seems impossible but it's true. There is a very small select group of people who do fully trust in God for all their needs and when bad things happen they still bless God, they still thank God, they still believe that somehow all things will work out. Putting our faith in God, putting our treasures in heaven, if we would ONLY live this way rather than how we do maybe, just maybe we wouldn't feel the covetousness, the selfishness, the unfairness, the envying that we fall victim too.

There is so much we need to study, to learn, to comprehend and only our Savior can help us do that, only the Holy Spirit can guide us, enlighten us.

Mat 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Yes, many are called…. but few are chosen.

By the grace and mercy of God may we be chosen

Please Lord, help us we need Your help so desperately, we need Your righteousness as our own unrighteousness is made so much more clear to us. We are so far from being what you'd have us be Lord and it's ONLY by You we have any hope at all whatsoever!

Please Lord, please help us to realize that we are NOT guaranteed fairness as such as we believe we should be. We are guaranteed YOUR TRUTH and that TRUTH is YOUR LOVE and that is ALL we need…YOU.

Bless us Lord, please we beg You, bless us.

Amen.