Matthew 20:6-7
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’
Tag: Christ Has Compassion
The above verses are taken from the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Jesus tells the story to give us some insight about the Kingdom of God. The story is about the Lord of the Vineyard (Jesus ... the Lord of the Kingdom) hiring workers (believers) to work the vineyard (the work in the Kingdom of God). Some were hired in the morning and others later in the day. They all would be paid the same, which is the point of the parable. There is no special privileges or rank in the kingdom:
Matthew 20:25-26
But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
The above verses, however, give us a glimpse into the character of Christ. The story is emphasizing that the Lord of the Harvest is in total control of His resources. When the Lord of the vineyard saw the workers, later in the day, that were not hired, he hired them. He then paid them the same. The character we see in the vineyard is the character we see in Christ. Christ sees mankind and has some compassion on them. He sees that they had no purpose or job or direction. The compassion of Jesus is amazing. He has compassion on us. This is a character of Christ:
Matthew 9:36
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 14:14
When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Matthew 15:32
Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
Compassion is the core of Jesus. We can be assured that Jesus is motivated by compassion and love in all that He does. We can rejoice that Jesus saw us and gave us compassion. He gave us purpose and direction and made us part of the kingdom.
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