Matthew 20 - What Jesus Wants Us To Know

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Dear Brothers, Sisters, Prodigals and Unsaved,

            Our Lessons in Matthew will always contain topics such as; Living Life, Healings, Miracles, Deliverance and more.  Today we'll learn; through His Word, seeing what we need to know.  Laborers In The Vineyard, Death, Resurrection Foretold, and Sight For The Blind.

    There is always more to learn..., - Abba [God], wants to reveal Himself to you.  Knowing that the truth will set you FREE.  That's why Jesus, through His Word, reveals to us what His Father [Abba] told Him daily, what to do and say.  The World, is the twerp's [satan's] playground. But if you know your authority, he can't play with you.
    To shorten these Chapters, I'm going to list the scripture, for those of you who do not have a Bible, but only comment on the verses that I feel need more explanation for today.

Verse  NOTE: ALL meanings are from Strong's Concordance, unless marked otherwise.

Chapter 20:1-34

20:1-3  Laborers In The Vineyard:

·       [Matthew 20:1-3 NKJV] 1 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 "Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 "And he went out about the third hour
[9 am] and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,"
    Verse 1 - The day for Israel starts at sun-up, until sun-set, approximately 6:00 am - 6 pm. The landowner is Abba [God] vineyard is Earth.
    Verse 2-3 -  The salary we agreed to, for entrance into Heaven, is accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior and it doesn't matter when you accept Him.  Morning, afternoon, evening - as long as it's before He returns for us in Rapture, or you've taken your last breath - He'll accept you into Heaven.

·       [Matthew 20:4-7 NKJV] 4 "and said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went. 5 "Again he went out about the sixth [12 pm] and the ninth [3 pm] hour, and did likewise. 6 "And about the eleventh [5 pm] hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day?' 7 "They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive."
    Verse 4-7 - Again time doesn't matter.  Abba is saying what ever is right, you will receive.  That is definitely Salvation, and possibly your rewards for your work on earth.

·        [Matthew 20:8-16 NKJV] 8 "So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, 'Call the laborers and give them [their] wages, beginning with the last to the first.' 9 "And when those came who [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. 10 "But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius. 11 "And when they had received [it], they complained against the landowner, 12 "saying, 'These last [men] have worked [only] one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.' 13 "But he answered one of them and said, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 'Take [what is] yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man [the same] as to you. 15 'Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?' 16 "So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen."
    Verses 8-9 Ok, it's quitting time and they get paid daily.  So the ones who worked various hours, the landlord pays them what he wanted, in this case a full days wages because He is a good Landlord  and those who worked for the 12 hours were paid, what they agreed to.
    Verses 10-12  Those that worked a full day, felt they should get more, because of their working time and conditions.  So they complained about it to the Landlord, instead of being thankful they got a days wages.  Many think because they've had a harder life, they should receive more from the Lord when they meet Him.  But as many of us know, their harder life, was because they chose not to read the Bible and work it.  Then they would have had blessings on earth, with no lack.  Remember why Jesus came?  And what the twerp [devil] can/will do? 
    [John 10:10 NKJV] "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I [Jesus] have come that they may have life, and that they may have [it] more abundantly."
    Yes, maybe you've had a harder life; things stolen, family members died and you've felt destroyed.  But it's because you didn't give your life to Jesus, who promised you "Life abundantly."  That was your choice, not Jesus'
    Verses 13-16  Abba is fair to all His creation.  It rains on the just and the unjust.  In blessings, you'll get what you deserve. Since Abba created EVERYTHING ON EARTH, isn't He allowed to say, who can and will work His fields?  Bless or not those in the field, based on their fruit?

    [Jeremiah 17:9-10 NKJV] 9 "The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], And desperately wicked; Who can know it? 10 I, the LORD, search the heart, [I] test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings."
   Yep, Abba knows your thoughts, words and actions - you will account for them. [Matthew 12:36].

20:17-19  Death, Resurrection Foretold:

[Matthew 20:17-19 NKJV] 17 "Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, 18 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, 19 "and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again."
    Verses 17-19 - Jesus took the 12 disciples with Him, to tell them what was going to happen next.  They will become His Apostles and need to know how to explain His death and resurrection to the people.  He also wanted them to look for Him on the third day, because He was going to rise again.  Yes, they saw Jesus bring back from death, for Mary and Martha, but Jesus called Lazarus back.  Who would call Jesus back?
    Can you imagine trying to tell people in the Old Testament [OT] like; turn a TV on or check it out of facebook?  It would be about the same for the disciples, they couldn't understand - the dead were dead is what they knew - and Jesus wouldn't be there to raise Himself!  Where they suppose to??????

20:20-28  Preferment [Meaning by Dictionary: Advancement or promotion, especially in the church] Asked:

·       [Matthew 20:20-28 NKJV] 20 "Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him. 21 And He said to her, "What do you wish?" She said to Him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom." 22 But Jesus answered and said, "You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" They said to Him, "We are able." 23 So He said to them, "You will indeed drink My cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but [it is for those] for whom it is prepared by My Father." 24 And when the ten heard [it], they were greatly displeased with the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called them to [Himself] and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. 26 "Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. 27 "And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave-- 28 "just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
     Verses 20-21 Mothers always think their sons deserve more than they receive.  But neither mothers nor fathers can uplift their children for Salvation or what rewards they'll receive, because it's based on their choices in life - not anyone else's.
     Verses 22-23  Jesus explained that no one, but the Son of God could go thru what He must.  Yet let the disciples know, they to will go thru much as they spread the Gospel when He's gone.  But it wasn't up to Jesus who sat where, at Abba's table - only Abba chose the seating arrangements.
    Verses 24-25  When the other 10 disciples heard what the mother of the Zebedee boys wanted for her sons - they were very upset.  They've all walked with Jesus, obeyed His commands and leadership, displayed the gifts of the Spirit and helped feed the thousands.
    Quite often, if we'd wait for the conversation to be completed - we wouldn't be so upset, especially when it is Jesus speaking - He always explains what things meant and could/couldn't be done.  And by His going back to Heaven, the Holy Spirit is now our teacher.
    Verses 26-28  We all understand that the rulers in many nations, have been corrupt for years, right along with servants in Governments wanting you to serve them, when they are being paid to represent you and do your bidding.  But Jesus tells them I did not come to be served, whoever wants to be first in Heaven, let them be a servant to others, as Jesus was.

20:29-34 Sight For The Blind:

·       [Matthew 20:29-34 NKJV] 29 "Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him. 30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!" 31 Then the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!" 32 So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, "What do you want Me to do for you?" 33 They said to Him, "Lord, that our eyes may be opened." 34 So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him."
    Verse 29 - Is it a surprise, that those who saw what Jesus did and said, would follow Him wherever He may go?  No - we'd probably be right with them.
    Verse 30-31 - If you needed healing would you cry out so Jesus could hear you over the crowds?  I would.  I liked when the multitude warned them to be quiet, they got even louder.  We should never listen to anyone who says don't talk about Jesus or what He's done.  Tell them about the Bible.  If their response is God had nothing to do with that...I've heard it all.  Speak Blessings over them, then ask the Holy Spirit to minister to that person - if possible.
    Yes for a short time I stopped speak to others about Abba.  But the Holy Spirit restored me back to speaking the Gospel - can you tell?  Now in these latter days we're in, I'm even worse.
    Verse 32-33 - Often we see Jesus asking what that person wants Him to do.  He asked, and they told Him.  So we know that they wanted that healing or deliverance, so they are able to receive it.  If someone does not want you to pray for them, just bless them and walk away.  Don't argue with them, the Holy Spirit will not work thru anger, yours or theirs.
    Verse 34 - We have a God and His Son who has a great deal of compassion.  They hate the enemy attacking Abba's children.  Jesus gave us the VICTORY, why not believe in it?  That's a sure way people will come to Christ.  And we know it's Abba/Jesus' will that non should perish.
    Christians are suppose to be the Disciples/Warriors of our time and should be doing what Jesus told His Disciples to do.  Their great commission is ours to FINISH.  They had a small portion to minister to, WE CHRISTIANS have the WHOLE World in our media.
      MARK 16:15-20 NKJV

·         15 "And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." 
[A Creature is anything created, whether animate or inanimate].

·       16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned."

·       17 "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;"

·       18 "they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."

·       19 "So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God."

·       20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. 
    I believe that God the Father is going to pull out all of the stops to try and get as many people saved as He possibly can so they do not have to go through the horrors of this coming Great Tribulation.
    [Joel 2:28-29 NKJV] 28 "And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. 29 And also on [My] menservants and on [My] maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days."

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    My prayer 4 U:  Father, in Jesus' Name I'm asking You to reveal, to Your Children, how to think from Heaven's perspective, so they can release Heavenly solutions in their lives and help others, help them NOT TO LEAD with their head, but with the heart of JESUS!  -  In Jesus' Name - AMEN! and AMEN!

Blessing to ALL,

Sandy - The Lord's Servant