1. Go and work in my vineyard (1-7)

The vineyard owner hired laborers in the marketplace early in the morning. He promised to pay them minimum day's wages. Later, he went to the marketplace again and found many jobless men. So he hired more laborers. He hired some at noon, others at 3 p.m. and finally, some at 5 p.m. At the end of the day he asked his foreman to pay each man a day's wages, beginning with those who were hired at 5 in the afternoon.

2. Are you envious? (8-16)

Those who worked all day grumbled when they received the minimum day's wages. They were envious because they compared themselves with others. They said that their master was unfair. But God's servants should not make such comparisons. Envy denies God's sovereignty; it arises from a self-righteous heart. We are all sinners, saved by God's grace. By his grace only God gives us his work to do.

Application: Lord, thank you for your great grace. Help me to do the work you give me to do with a diligent and thankful heart.
One Word: 'Go, work in my vineyard'