“Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ So the last will be first, and the first last.””

Matthew 20:10-16 ESV

http://bible.com/59/mat.20.10-16.esv

All,

This stands out because Jesus says, “Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me?” Are we ok with God being in control of what we’ve “earned”? What happens if we or a loved one becomes sick? Would we grumble? How about a financial disaster? Would we grumble? Please pray that we and our friends seek God for the relationship and nothing else. Please pray for Doug’s group.