God is the same as in the
story of Moses,
the people grumbling, not
understanding.
God providing manna and
quail, water in the desert.
God provided for His people,
for His chosen children,
given them all they needed,
asking only
that they follow, that they
trust in Him.
The same was true of the
people
coming out of the fields,
wanting to be paid,
like Adam, sweating for his
food. But they forgot
about grace, that they did
not earn salvation,
that they chose to enter the
fields,
serving, in response to
God’s gifts, God’s grace.
They all misunderstood, like
we do,
needing the lesson, that God
provides for our needs.
We must trust in His
promise. We are all
saved by grace, not by our
works,
that we are gifted to be
giving,
to be a servant, to work in
this life.
We are to be working, in the
fields,
in the vineyards, by the
seas, wherever
God plants us, when we say
yes, when we believe;
but God is the owner, the
Creator of all that is.
These are God’s fields, His
vineyards; we are to be
yoked with Christ, sharing
the load with us.
The wages the same, at the
end of the day,
life for each believer,
grace to sustain us, life at the end
no more and no less, the
same whenever grace finds us,
loved like all the rest.
None of us are better,
none of us worse, the same
gate to heaven,
through the sacrifice of the
cross.
We are to be working, our
oil ready,
our lamps burning, when the
day ends,
when the Bridegroom comes;
but we must be joyful,
for each new believer, even
those who come
at the eleventh hour, the
last breath. For there is joy in heaven,
as each one believes, like
Clarence in the movie,
reminding us of the praises
in heaven, for each new life.
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October 5, 2014
Life for His Children – 3 – v2
September 20, 2014
Life for His Children – 3
Life for His Children – 3
edited September 15, 2014
Life for His Children – v2
edited September 15, 2014
Life for His Children
September 15, 2014
Life for His People
Matthew 20:1-16
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
Exodus 16:2-15
manna in the desert
Genesis 3:19
Ephesians 2:1-10
Luke 15:11-32
Parable of the Prodigal Son
sermon, “Life for His Children”
by
Raymond A. Foss
Portage
Congregational Church
Portage,
ME
September 21, 2014
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