Matthew 20:1-16- Jesus on Grace and Generosity of the Father

"Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?" (Matthew 20:15)

As Jesus put it, the Kingdom of Heaven is like this. The Father is generous with His grace to the 11th hour, wanting all to come and partake in His generosity. Hopefully this doesn't cripple some of us who have dedicated our entire lives to Christ from early on with the complaining and envious spirit that is portrayed in this passage (Matthew 20:11,15). May we ever live with the enjoyment of the Father's great and extravagant grace and acceptance to all who call upon Him, even at the last moments of this earthly existence.

Psalm 19:12-13 on Confession

Psalm 19:12-13 New Century Version (NCV)

12

People cannot see their own mistakes.

    Forgive me for my secret sins.

13

Keep me from the sins of pride;

    don’t let them rule me.

Then I can be pure

and innocent of the greatest of sins.

Let's make sure we examine ourselves as we pray prayers of confession. Not only do we need to be aware of the sins we disobediently commit against God, but even the ones we may be totally unaware of. Ask the Lord to reveal our secret sins for exposure's sake. Then, we can grow in our self-awareness and humble ourselves before the mighty Hand of God. Notice in these two verses that doing this will keep us "pure," and from getting caught up in the "greatest of sins," in other words, big-time mistakes.