God’s Timing Is Never Late: Lessons from the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
Background: Understanding the Parable (Matthew 20:1–16) In Matthew 20:1–16, Jesus gives a parable about a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He hired some at 6am, some at 9am, some at 12pm, some at 3pm, and even some at 5pm, just one hour before the working day