No More Standing Around!

Matthew 20-22 

“About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’”

Matthew 20:6, 7

In Christ’s parable about employment in the vineyard, why are people standing around all day in the market place?

They don’t have clarity on their assignment. They also might not know the voice of the landowner.

How many Christians around the world are also “standing around” in a spectator model of Church where if you don’t play an instrument, preach, or usher, there isn’t a job for you?

Why have we limited our service to Sunday morning assignments of ministry involvements in which Church leadership invite us to serve?

If we know the voice of the Lord of the harvest, and are fully surrendered to his authority, there is work to be done in his kingdom today. Jesus is building his Church and there is lots of work to do. Our excuses for standing around will be hollow and pitiful when we stand before the Lord. Invite him to give us our assignments today, no matter how small or large the might be.

“Lord Jesus I will obey your assignments for me today, for your glory.”