Putting Others First - 9/29/20

PUTTING OTHERS FIRST

Hey Family, today I want to talk to you about the age-old struggle of putting others first. It's something that we all have struggled with at one point or another, and for many we still struggle with it. But, before we go much further, let's bring our praises, repentance, and concerns to the Lord.

Today's Prayer

"Dear Heavenly Father, I am so thankful that You sent Your only Son, Jesus Christ, to model for us the TRUE definition of putting others before ourselves and our wants and needs. I know we don't always get it right and have been innately selfish from birth, but if we continue to strive in abiding in You, You will set us on the path to righteousness. Open our eyes Lord, help us to see and act towards others as You see and act towards us!"

SCRIPTURE

Matthew 20:1‭-‬16 NIV

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. “He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. About five in the afternoon 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.’ “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’ “The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’ “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Quote of the Day

"Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves."

Stephen Kendrick, The Love Dare

Have a blessed day! 🙂

AB - THE POSSIBLE PLACE