What's My Agreement | Eld Terence Atkinson

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We hope this message will light up your day.

So this morning, the title of the message is what's

my Agreement? And I'm going to be sharing with you

the parable of the vineyard. Okay, the Lord calling workers

into the vineyard. Okay, let's go, Matthew chapter twenty, reading

from verse one. For the Kingdom of Heaven is like

a landowner who went out early, that's about six am

in the morning, okay, to hire laborers for his vineyard. Now,

when he had agreed with the laborers for denarius a day,

he sent them into his vineyard. Now, if you remember

the last time, I shared with you that when Jesus

spoke to the Jews, he did not refer to God

as God. And that's why they used the term the

Kingdom of Heaven. When they used the Kingdom of Heaven,

it is because they held the reverence to the word God.

So God is like or God is a man that

went out into They would not do such a thing,

all right, So what did he do? He spoke to

them in a language they understood. Remember I covered this

the last time. And also you got to know something.

This was because the Jewish people revered the name of God.

They held the name of God in such high esteem.

So Jesus was not going to stop that. They were

doing that one right. So because they did that one right,

why would he want to change it? So he spoke

to them in the language they understood, the Kingdom of God,

Kingdom of Heaven. Sorry, so Jesus is speaking in the

way people understood. He was not going to undermine one

of the only things that were getting They were getting right.

God's name is paramount number one. Jesus was giving an

insight into who God was. And God is all right now,

the owner went out early in the morning. I want

you to know God is active, all right. God is active?

And who here says that God is slow to act?

You there not say, eh, okay, how many of you

believe sometimes that God is slow to act? Sure, hence

I believe sometimes God is slow to hegt. But I

want you to know. Scriptures telling me you know what

God is working? God is working early suggests that what

we deem as slow is lacking and understanding of what

God is. And God is already moving. Do you realize

that when God gives an answer, there's only three answers,

he gives okay. You know what are the three answers? Yes, no, no,

Wait he doesn't say yes no, maybe okay, yes no

and wait now praise the Lord I He has not

said no, even though yes not said yes. Do you

realize that that He's already given you an answer? See?

We fail to understand this. If we praise it God,

I want a Lamborghinea. God said no, I give you

a protraon saka. God said no. Or God can say yes,

go and get it tomorrow. He can say yes. But

if he doesn't answer, wait, no, isn't that an answer?

See you and I miss it? So this is what

I get now. When it says God early in the morning,

it means God is always working. God is taking care

of issues even when we don't see it. Morning suggests

this the first thing on God's mind. Wow, the first

thing on God's mind the morning. What's the first thing

on God's mind? God was looking for workers for his vineyard.

The landover was looking for workers, and I'm saying the

land owners God, in case you don't know, right. So

God is looking for workers for his vineyard, all right,

So God wants people involved in his work. You know

that God wants you involved in his work. If God wanted,

he could just say, field of vineyards, have grapes, and

you would already see grapes on the vineyard, on the vines.

Have you seen grapes on the vines I have on

the slopes of Germany? Oh? Very nice. They won't let

you pluck, no matter how nice it is. They won't

let you pluck. But it looks pretty, looks good. But

is that the way God works? You may say God

cannot do, but you want to know something God can do,

but he wants you involved. God can do, but he

wants you involved. That's such a wonderful thing that God

wants simple all ears to be involved in his plan.

So remember this statement. God's plan is our purpose. God's

plan is our purpose. So now you know it's not

just halves. We always think that God is only interested

in the house. Do you know that? Wow? The hovest

pray for the to the Lord of the house that

he sends laborers into the field. Wow, hows on it.

But let me tell you, before the house, there's a vineyard.

You know, before there's a house, what is it? There

is the preparation of the ground, guys, you came for service.

Everything was here. You didn't have to set this up. No,

you came magically, just here. Does the mics already ready?

The projector was in place, the notes were already up

on the screen. Did it walk that way? No? Somebody

had to come in prepare the ground. Somebody had to

prepare the ground. Or service has been prepared today? Okay,

that's one number two. Then there's the planting. What is

the I'm planting now, I'm planting seeds in your heart.

I'm sharing the word of God. I hope to get

it into your spirit. What am I doing? I'm planting

the word. After the planting comes out of the watering. Hey,

what is the watering? The watering is the care all right?

The care for saying, not the gathering of scens. You're

watered all right. What is fertilizing? Oh, fertilizing You mean

to say the plant just grows? Can What is the

difference between good plants and bad plants? Fertilizer? I mean

if you eat rice every day and only rice, no vegetables,

No mean, you only eat rice, you will look like

one big rice, That's all you will look at. Probably

the heir would have fallen out because no nutrients, skin

will be bloochy. You know you be fat, but you

won't you'll be weak. Why no muscle, no protein to add.

There has to be some fertilizing, all right, we come together,

we fertilize. Then there is the pruning. What is the pruning? Well,

you know, fertilizing and pruning his disciple shape. Guys, You

and I think we can just do it, Alona. That

means God doesn't know what he's talking about. So are

we calling God a liar? And he says, go ahead,

make disciples of all nations. Did you say, God make believers? Hey,

God is in the business of making believers. You and

I we have to concentrate on making disciples. So either

you're right or God is right. Who is it? God

is right? Nah? If God is right, we are not.

What is God right about making disciples? All right? So

we don't want to be disciples. We don't want pruning

in our lives. We don't want fertilizing to take place.

Then we're telling God a Lielah, we say, God, you

don't know what you're talking about. I know my own way.

Oh that's not it. Okay, Then there's the protecting, there's

the harvesting. What is but you just leave a plant there,

you just throw the seat. What does the Bible say

the birds will come and eat it? You protected recovery?

How do you protect it? Worship? You protect worship till

all these things then comes the harvest. So you got

to understand that God is not just interested in the harvest,

which is the fruit of all the work that is done.

God is interested in working the land. Okay, so now

they agreed, or he agreed? What was the pay? One denarious?

You know what it is? A denarious? Denarious today's equivalent

to fifteen loaves of bread. How many loaves of bread

you can eat one day? Maybe one? Law la? Huh,

So you've got a family of four four loaves love.

You were given enough. You were given a little bit

more than enough. You were not given exact amount, is it?

There's exact a little bit more, there's extravagant. The pay

was enough? One denarious was a day's which which could

feed a family, could give them some wine for the day,

you know, some of the basic needs. That was what

So they won't pull Okay, God never takes advantage, So

now he agreed. What does scriptures say? I want you

to draw close attention to this word now when he

had agreed with the laborers, So who made the requests

for one in areas? Did you ever realize you think

God offered one d in areas? If we understand what

God is all about, God wants to give us everything,

But our minds are small, our vision is small. They

asked him for wan denarreas and he said yes. So

who agreed? God agreed? So he agreed. It was a

negotiated sum to bike agreement means you have to ask

because I'm gonna work for you. You go for a job.

You just whatever they give you. You take a okayeay?

I want you to work twelve hours a day. I'll

pay you five ring it a day. You'll work for

that kind of job? One man, how much will you

get five times to have sixty ring it? But you

work twelve hours a day, you'll you'll work better? You won't?

Is you say? Are you crazy? I got transport, I

got toll I got petrol, I got food to eat,

I gotta put house over my head. I got it.

Then you will work out something I want so much

per man you give it to me. I'll work for you. You negotiate.

That's the way where it was. So you get sent

after an agreement and not before. You know why a

lot of people are not sent because they haven't agreed.

They haven't agreed in the terms. You only get centered here.

M I send me, but you have to agree to

the terms first. There has to be an agreement between

God and you on the terms. So this is why

you may be called but not sent. Many of us

are called, but we are not sent because we do

not agree with the terms. I do not agree with

waking up every morning on a Sunday, coming putting all

these instruments down here to worship the Lord, and then

after they've got to take it all down and send

it back. That's why I don't want to join the

music ministry. You didn't agree to the terms. Man, those

are the terms. That's the job. What is the reward

you bless the Lord? He gets happy and pleased with you.

And what does the Bible say about God blessing you?

He just wants to bless you and bless you and

bless you with his grace his power. Okay, got that part. Okay,

let's move on verse three. To verse five. Okay, and

he went out about the third hour. Third what is

the third? Third hour? Is now nine am, So you're

not six am. Now it's nine am. I'm gonna tell

you something you will not like to hear. What is

one work day in the Lord? Twelve hours? You read

from the start of the day six am to the

end of the day, twelve hours. So how many of

you work twelve hours a day? Don't put up your hands?

How many of you like to work twelve hours a day?

Who likes to work? Now? Work nine hours a day?

Must have Saturday off? Don't have Saturday off? Don't want

to work nine now, cracknaut truth be told. That's what

it is. So we say we have no time for

the Lord. No, no, no, no, no. You have at

least three hours a day. Think about it, because in

God's eyes, one work hour is what one work day is?

What twelve hours? But there's a tough one. Now work

it out, man, they said. So now at ninety am

he goes and now he's seen some other people standing idle,

standing idle, and he says, you also go in through

the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.

So now they were a group of people that negotiated

with him. Now you look at what he's calling people.

He's calling people and say, you come and work for me.

I'll just give you what I want. But there was

an agreement. Because they agreed to it, they went to work.

So who says God doesn't care? Wow? After three hours

he goes looking for workers, he goes looking for you.

He's interested in you. Doing nothing is not acceptable. By

the way, he that does not work, let him not eat.

So oh, it's not God's will for me to take

this job? Why because they're not paying me enough? Really? Hey,

when I had no job for six months, I was

willing to go and deliver bread. Okay, when you got

a family to feed, here you go mouths to feed.

Work is work. You'll do whatever you need to do

in order to get work done. That's the reality. But

now I know somebody who once told me, no, no, no, no,

I've been offered five figure pay for this job, but

I don't want to take it. It's not God's will.

Why because my pay that I want is this much.

I was counseling him, you know, as my counsel Are

you crazy, wrong persona to tell me that so I

just are you crazy. You shouldn't be eating. I said,

if you have no worker, you should not be eating.

You have no right to eat because you have got

no work here. You got somebody willing to pay you

so much. And you think it's not God's will because

it is not the figure which you feel God has

given you. Let me tell you something. If the job

is not telling you to go and do anything illegal,

if the job is not taking away your devotion to

the Lord, it is the will of God as as

simple as that. So guess what. The guy took the job,

and after a few months he said it was the

best thing that ever happened to him because all his

desires start coming to pass. See you and I we

blame God for a lot of things, but the answer

is in the word. So doing nothing is not acceptable.

So you say, ah, you know, I want to come.

I just want to praise the Lord hallelujah, and then

go out the door and wait another week. That's acceptable.

It is not acceptable because remember what I said in

the last message. God is not your cook. You do

not come to be served. You come to serve. And

this is what it is. You see. It is not acceptable.

God comes looking for people, and he asks for anybody.

He will use anybody. Do you realize that God did

not ask for criteria from the workers. You know, there

was no interview. Hey, you can do the job. You

got this degree, you got that degree. Ah, you are

You're qualified or not? You know what is the qualification?

The qualification was do you want to work for me? Yes,

you got the job. That's Gord. That is God with you.

He's interested in you. So he offers them work. He

cares for the people. He cares for his field. What

is the field? The field is the world? Now in

verse five, it says again he went out at the

six hour. What is the six hours noon? What twelve

o'clock in the afternoon? He goes again? So he goes

at at six, he goes out at nine. Now he

goes out at twelve. And guess what he went out

at the ninth hour. What is the ninth hour? He

went out at three pm? While he kept going and going,

and what was he doing? He did? Likewise, he was

looking for people. Do you know any time of the

day he is still searching for people to work for him,

to work with him, to do what he loves. Remember,

God's plan is our purpose. God never stops. He's always

looking for workers in the field, and he cares for

his field. Do you know that he cares for us?

What about the eleventh hour? Now was five pm, one

hour before end of before close of business. You know

you know what COB is, those of you who are

in business are I won the report by COB today.

So do you do you know why we all work

under five o'clock? Because EH close a business eleventh hour?

So five pm? Okay, five pm? We went out and

found others standing idle, and he said to them, why

have you been standing idle all day? God is not

interested to see us not doing anything. Will he bless

you when you serve him? You better believe it. The

last time I was here, did I share with them

the testimony on my heel knee? I don't think so. Okay,

the last time I was here, my knee was giving

me a lot of trouble. I was hobbling. You know,

I was really having a difficulty. I'm used to walking

ten kilometers a day, but I had to stop for

a long time. Why was that? Well? My knee was hurting.

On the eighteenth of December twenty twenty five. I was

doing some work going up and down the ladder and

I injured my knee and I couldn't do it. So

I thought I strained some muscle and the pain would

go away. And i've two months the pain had not

gone away. Then I thought, okay, no, no, no, you gotta

be manly, you gotta take it. So I took the

pain for another month. So at the Monda at the

third month, I thought to myself, something is not right.

Let me go in x ray. So I went to

x ray. I went to the hospital. They x ray.

Then they tell me how everything's wrong with and there's

nothing wrong with your knee bones are all okay, it's

an age thing. That's not nice to hear. It's an

age thing. Sixty five years of age already they're telling

me you've got muscle problem because of age. You gotta

go for physiotherapy. You gotta train your muscle again, train

my muscle. Okay. So anyway, I had to open up

the school at seven on Wednesday morning. Every Wednesday morning

I opened up the school. So it comes to sit.

Came to such a stage if I bend down to

open the glass door, why on earth they put the

lock on the floor. Can't they be like China glass doors?

All the low is here, not here. You gotta get down.

I get down. I cannot get up. Serious, it was

that bad. And then I pulled that glass handle to

pull myself. I was scared of I was gonna break

the door. So you know what I did. I bought

a staff, like the last abender. I got the staff,

you know, I brought it that day. You know what

God wanted me. Wanted wanted to see of me. He

wanted to see whether I would still do the work.

So I brought my staff. I got down on the knees,

I unlocked the door, and I used that staff to

pull myself up. That very day, a man walked by

one of the parents of the children. He says, this says,

something wrong with your knee. Say yeah, I'm having a

little bit of difficulty. He says, come and see me.

He is the professor of physiotherapy at the University of

sorry by Jaia. So I went to see him. So

he examined me. Then he said you went for next year.

Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah. They said nothing was wrong. Yeah,

they said nothing was wrong. He says, well, I want

you to know you've got a dislocated me. For four months,

I've been suffering with a dislocated me. And then he said,

don't worry. You didn't give me a chance. He never

prepared me for what was happening. Suddenly you felt that

I wasn't quite sure. He put it back in place,

and immediately my knee could move. I'm back to walking

ten fifteen kilometers a day. God took care of my issue.

And then I remember that morning as I was praying

for the service, praying to preach, I was saying, God,

you have to have is the first time after four months,

the first time I'm asking Lord, Lord, will you help

my knee because I can't imagine at the age of

sixty five I already cannot walk. I got so many

more years to go. And the next day, the very

next day, I was here. That is God, That is God.

God will look after you. I also had a heart issue. Oh,

they told me I have high calcium calcium score. So

I went for checkups and stuff like that. Finally, after

one and a half years, I get my appointment to

go and see the doctor in the government hospital. All right,

so I go and take all the tests. Every test

I took everything right. The results came back and this

is this is the Lord. When I took my test

two years ago, I had a sugar or seven. You

know what is seven? Seven is diabetech diabetic? Okay, high cholesterol,

all the kind of things are not nice. Now the

results came back at the beginning of April, after my

knee got healed. The doctor looked at me and said, oh,

you're he is normal. Your sugar is normal, your calcium

your your your liver is normal, your cholesterol is normal,

your kidney is normal. You're fine. I'm discharging you. God's

taking care of my help. Why is that when you

are interested in God's business? Like I showed him that

day that even though I was having discomfort, I was

going to do his will. He came through and he

started taking care of all my issues. God is still

looking for whom the ones that no one else wants.

Do you know that at five at five pm, He's

looking for those that are left behind? Are you left behind?

Nobody wants you? Well, I know somebody who does. God

Jesus wants you. And yet every time we give the

altar call those who want to know Jesus put up

your hands. Nobody wants to put up their hands. If

you are unsaved and you don't want to put your hand,

is put up your hand. It's okay because none of

us here loses any sleep, to be honest, because we

know who Jesus is, and he loves us. He cares

for us, He saved us, and he's offering that to you.

Will you receive it or not? So God is still caring.

He trusts you that no. Wow, wow, this is fantastic. Hmm. Okay,

So God is still caring, he trusts you. Not there

was no interview okay for you and I. It seems

as if the criteria was I do not want to

see people aimless. I do not want to see people

unwanted or unproductive. I do not want people to be barren, idle,

or slow. So, guys, God wants you working with him.

He doesn't want you to be idle. Okay. He doesn't

want you to be doing nothing. He wants to be

doing something. Okay, Matthew seven, they said, so, they said

to him, because no one is. He said to them,

you also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right

you will receive. You. Notice that the only ones who

negotiated with him. I'll repeat it. Were the first group

of people, the ones who started the job early. Hey,

I mean, well, I loaned the lorder for forty forty

five years or so. So when I meet the lawyer, said, Lord,

it's so unfair. I had to get up at six

in the morning. Go put instruments, Go, put it in

the van, going loadie, go and put it back. Go

home at twelve o'clock, attend every service, call to this,

go to do this for you, do that for you.

And I'm getting the same reward as the guy who says, Lord,

coming to my hand, be my Lord's here and knockoff.

We're getting the same reward. He's so unfair. Is that

the way I'm supposed to look at it? Guys, you

gotta understand the grace of God is a rejoicing Okay.

So when evening had come, the owner of the now

he calls all the stewards, call the laborers come. I

want to give them their wages, beginning with the first, last,

and last verse. What is the last? First, it's for

all to witness the grace of God. That's what this

is all about. It's about the grace of God. Hey,

Salvation is not something earned, It's grace. That's why you

can rejoice for all to witness grace. Can we rejoice

that others receive salvation or just make it as opposed

to us who have known for years and have to

work out our salvation. You, I gotta work, I gotta come.

How many Sundays have come? How many messages I preached?

You think it's easier to preach a message. I gotta prepare,

I gotta pray. Then I got rush, get caught in

every traffic light and strug and then off that, oh

you know, I'm the people are waiting for me, and

you know, you know, and then come here, and then

the first do one and let me park. Then I said, no, no, no,

I'm supposed to park here. Okay, okay, you know what

I mean? To go through all that stress? Okay, Matthew

twenty nine to ten, It says, and when they who

came were hired about the eleven hour, they each received

the denarious. That means are those that started at five

o'clock got one denarious. Wow. So now those of us

who were a long time getting go wow, if they

only work one hour, they get one denarious. What about me.

I'm gonna expect something good. But when I first came,

they supposed that they would receive more, and likewise they

also received the denarius. Can the element of grace we

received from God be earned? That's what this is talking about.

Can we earn his grace? Can he be battered and negotiated?

The natural? The way of the world is to want

more because we feel entitled. Oh. The only way I

would say, God, God, you gotta bless me more then

that guy is because I'm entitled. Why am I entitled?

I work for you more than this guy. I've been

doing this and doing that. And the guy who he

said yes, and he died, and then he's in heaven

and while he's getting the same reward as mere, remember

the message. The guy who earned five said, well done,

come in. The guy who earned two, also, well done,

come in. Did Jesus say, oh, the guy who earned

well well done, you got five, come in, you got

You're better than no one who got to. But now

mine a tua not too bad or so well done?

Coming Did he say that? No, they got the same acknowledgment.

It didn't matter. Okay, we feel it's our rights. Verse

twelve and when they had received it, they complained against

land owner. Say the last man have worked only one hour,

and you have made them equal to us, who have

borne the burden of the heat of the day. I'm

gonna make it clear. This scripture is talking about grace

and how we received grace. And I thought I put

my phone on silent. So it says here Romans six

twenty three. For the wages of sin is death, but

the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus

our Lord. Are we working for a wage or are

we receiving a gift? Why do we work for the Lord?

Are we working for his grace? Are we working for

a wage? The grace of God is not earned enough.

God decided to give it to us just because he

is God. It is received, it is accepted. You did

not receive more of it because you got it early. Ah,

but we should rejoice that we have had longer to

live in it. You want to feel something good, Praise

the Lord that I have lived forty five years of

the grace of God. You only saw God for one day,

But look at me. I've seen God work in my

life for forty five years. Isn't it wonderful. So I

can rejoice for you because I know you're going to

be in the presence of the Lord. And I can

rejoice for myself because not only will I be in

the presence of the Lord, I've seen him work in

my life all these years. Ah. Maybe this is why

we working for Jesus, because we feel he is an

unfair paymaster. This message came about and there's another part

of this where youngsters asked this question, is it fair

some people are born with disabilities and some people are

born Okay? I address that question with the Lord this

morning in my walk even as I praying for this message,

and the Lord said this, He said, it's not a

question about whether you know, how can he be good

that these people are born with disabilities and some are not.

They are questioning my fairness. They are saying in that question,

I'm not a fair God because some are born this

way and some are not. But I am not a

fair God. I am a just God. Do you know

that fairness was what got us into this mess in

the first place? Because Adam, when you're saying to him,

so the fruit looks pretty good, Wah, God is not fair.

He knows that this food is gonna make this fruit

is gonna make me like him, and he doesn't want

me to eat not fair Then food looks the fruit

looks so good. So what did he do? He ate it,

fairness Goddess into a lot of trouble. But if he

had recognized God is a just god. I don't know

what this is about, but I know my God, and

he tells me something. It's for my own good. I

will throw in with God. That is what a just

God is doing, what is right for us. So now

he says to them friend verse thirteen fourteen, I'm doing

you any wrong. I'm doing you no wrong. Did you

not agree with me? For Denarius your agreement? One? And

this is what he said. Take what is yours and

go your way. Take what is yours and go your way.

I wish to give to the last man the same

as you. You know that's horrible. You think you've earned it.

Take your wages and go. Take what you think you've

earned and go. But you realize it. The landowner did

not tell that to any others who came in at

nine twelve, three or five. He only said it to

the ones who questioned his fairness. Guys, God is not fair.

It's just let's get over ourselves, because fairness is a

concept of our mentality and understanding. If we understand God

in terms of fairness, we are saying we are God,

because fairness is very very human, very very man like,

not god like. I'm not doing you wrong just because

you think it's not fair. I'm just this is what

God said to me. If you are working just for

the pay or you give it, give of yourself according

to what you perceive. Your reward is be satisfied with

your lot in life. Okay, if that's what God is

to you, just pay, be satisfied love, because that's all

you're going to get. That's what it means. By take

what is yours and go your way, that's what you're

going to get. But if you work for grace in

your life, the grace of God, you will stay. Remember

he just told those who were not satisfied to go.

If they were not satisfied, the only ones who made

a fast were the first. Be careful if you are

the first, not to let greed, dissent, resemve desire capture

your heart. Likewise, you young people, submit yourselves to your elders.

Oh yes, guys, you gotta know this, sir. There's a

lesson of humility here, because grace requires us to be humble. Likewise,

you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all

of you be submissive to one another and be clothed

with humility. For God resists the proud, but gives grace

to the humble. This is First Peter five to five.

He gives more grace therefore, he says, this is verse six.

This is James four six. But he gives more grace. Therefore,

he says, God resists the proud but gives grace to

the humble. So you want to talk terms with God

and say this is my right. That's pride. That's what

got us into this mess in the first place. The

longer we have served the Lord can be rejoiced that

we have led had more time to live and experience God.

That's what it's all about. Experience God's grace as opposed

to those who receive it at the last minute. Then

Jesus replied, is it not lawful for me to do

what I wish with my own things? Or is your

eye evil? Because I am good? Ah? Just because in

other words, God, what is God saying. God is saying

anything I do is good. You disagree with it, that's

your evil eye. Get with the program. Understand God is

God and we are not. Get with the program. You

know what is being right? Being right is throwing in

with God even if we don't agree. So the last

be first and the first last. For many were called

and a few are chosen. God is good. Is our

eye evil? Be careful when we pronounce judgment on God.

You know what is pronouncing judgment on God? God? You

are so unfair to those who had this question of

why some people are born like this and born like

that and some people. You know what God said when

he was asked, was this man? Why was this man

born blind? He said, for the grace of God, for

the glory of God to be revealed. You know who

is Stevie Wonder? You know what he said about being blind.

I'm blessed of God because I get to see people

not with the color of their skid, but with the

intention of their hearts. Have you heard a goden Motete

is probably one of the best Christian gospel is around.

No one can touch him, listen to him play. He

is in a class of his own. What did he say,

I am blessed even though I've been born blind because wow,

very active or today. You know that he said this

because although I can't see, God has given me the

ability to play such wondrous music. What about that guy

who was born without hands and legs, Nick whatever his name,

because I can't pronounce it. What did he say? He said,

having limbs not a problem for me, because I'm blessed

to the Lord. The Lord has given me so many exacts.

What about that guy, Darius Simmons who has one finger

on his left and three fingers on his right hand,

but he has played with the New York Symfon Orchestra

the piano. He plays the piano better than some of

these people I've seen with ten fingers, and even if

they could play with ten toes, not as good. This

guy is really, really good. What does he say? Praise

the Lord? And he's a composer. Hey, let me ask

you this, sir. So you're so concerned about whether God

is fair about some people being born with disabilities or not,

My question is, so you have no disabilities, what is

your problem? You got two hands and two legs, and

ten fingers and two eyes, two years all working. What's

your problem? There's not a question about God. It was

a question. It was not a question about whether why

is it? You know? It was a question about whether

God is fair. Always remember this, sir, if you forget everything.

God is sovereign. He's answered. He answers to no one

but himself. Many are called, we are all called. But

the chosen are those that receive his rewards with humility,

alignment to his will, and without murmuring. You want to

be chosen? Those are the qualifications. We lose the chosen

status to pride, greed, and envy, even though the Master

is generous, So how do we protect against it? The

reward is not for the length of time worked. In

this whole parable, I'm coming to it, and I will

end with this. The reward is not the length of

time worked. What was the reward for It was for

saying yes to Jesus. That's why it doesn't matter whether

I said yes to Jesus forty five years ago, and

it doesn't matter whether you said yes to Jesus one

year ago. We get the same reward. You know why,

because we said yes. The reward was for saying yes.

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