1. The kingdom of God is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. The house represents the church, and the owner of the house is Christ. He is the Head of the church, purchased it with His precious blood, and is the owner of the vineyard. But what is the vineyard? The vineyard symbolizes the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 20:1).
2. The fruit of the vineyard is the realization of God’s kingdom on Earth. The Lord, owner of the house and the church, went out to hire workers for the vineyard. He began hiring when the church was born. On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured out and gave birth to the church — the first workers in the vineyard, at the first hour. Since then, from time to time, He has called and sent more workers to labor for His kingdom (Matthew 20:2-5).
3. The first-century apostles and disciples were the workers of the first hour. After three hours, God called more workers and did the same in the sixth and ninth hours. The work would be completed in the twelfth hour. At the eleventh hour, the Lord hired the last workers. They are different, “outside the box,” unconventional. In the end times, they will be the ones who fight for the kingdom by preaching the gospel. Let us be part of them! (Matthew 20:6-7).
4. “Thanks be to God; our souls have been purified by obeying the truth (1 Peter 1:22). Week after week we have the word, which we immerse ourselves in, allowing it to sink into our hearts. Through this process, our souls are purified” (Daily Food, book 5, week 4, Friday, p. 66).
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