November 2

Matthew 20-21
The Lord offers a parable to demonstrate His sovereignty.  The workers grumbled because those who were hired near the end of the day received the same pay as those hired earlier in the day.  Of course, we find this practice to be unfair.  That those who work a fraction of the time would receive equal pay seems absurd.  However, when we receive that which we agreed to, we have no reason to grumble.  The one giving the wage can do whatever he wants with his money.  God can do whatever He wishes, regardless of how fair, or unfair, we might think Him to be.  In agreeing to work for an employer, or in accepting the Lord, we do so on their terms, not ours.  When we receive that which has been promised we have no right to place conditions on how others are treated.  If we want to keep our jobs, we allow our boss to be the boss, and we mind our own business.  In the same manner, we must let God be God, and mind our own business.