Contracts Versus Who God Is: My Weekly Milk, #14

By Gery Malanda

In the days of Jesus, the people used to work for twelve hours in a day. They would receive a wage of one denarius for that twelve hour shift,. Jesus tells us, that the Landowner is God the Father. When we are serving God, we can expect to receive something from Him. God Himself tells us, that it is not in vain that we are serving the Lord. He is no respecter of persons and treats all the same. He is an honest employer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Derrick Giles
• Release date: Feb 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201720391

Gery Malanda

Brother Gery Malanda: Is an extraordinary bond servant and apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, with a strong, Prophetic and Evangelistic gifting, born in the Republic of Congo, expounds in his Bible Studies on his youth and Christian upbringing, as a personal testimony and example! He has a very close relationship with Jesus and has furthered his Knowledge of the Bible at The New Covenant Church Bible College in Manchester, United Kingdom, and graduated in 2010. Having personally had an encounter with our Lord, he has the vision of evangelising and discipling the 50 European Nations, starting with Glasgow, Scotland. To this end, The Lord set him the seven year task of writing this significant series of bible studies called My weekly milk! These are written in English, his third language, having spent many years in France, but have retained his personal style and character! They emphasise how Jesus is using ordinary people, who want to move forward in ministry, with power, healing and miracles. Now with a regular slot on TBN, he is presenting a program called "Voice of Healing", a spirit led preaching and teaching, accompanied by prayer and live word of knowledge.

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Contracts versus who God is

Our main scripture reading is taken from Matthew 20:1-16.

Matthew 20:1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man (landowner) who is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Matthew 20:2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew 20:3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

Matthew 20:4 And said unto them; you also go into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Matthew 20:5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

Matthew 20:6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said unto them, Why have you been standing here all the day idle?

Matthew 20:7 They said unto him, Because no man has hired us. He said unto them, you also go into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right you shall receive.

Matthew 20:8 So when evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their wages, beginning from the last unto the first.

Matthew 20:9 And when they came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a denarius.

Matthew 20:10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a denarius.

Matthew 20:11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house (landowner),

Matthew 20:12 Saying, These last have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

Matthew 20:13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I am doing you no wrong: did you not agree with me for a denarius?

Matthew 20:14 Take what is yours and go your way: I will give unto this last man the same as unto you.

Matthew 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with mine own things? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?

Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.

1 God is an honest employer.

In the days of Jesus, the people used to work for twelve hours in a day. They would receive for those twelve hours shift, a wage of one denarius. Jesus tells us, that the Landowner is God the Father. When we are serving God, we can expect to receive something from Him. God Himself tells us, that it is not in vain that we are serving the Lord. Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:58). Now he who plants and he who waters are one: and every man or woman shall receive his or her own reward according to his own