The one reward is the same for all a pennies worth eternal life.
Matthew 20
I don't think this parable was about everyone gets the same,
even though some worked longer then others.
The land owner or [business man] hired workers for a fair wage.
He hired more workers as the day went, saying he would pay fair.
Matthew 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?
Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
The business man could do what he wanted with his money, and he was generious
with it [like getting a bonuse at work] when he felt like it. He had compassion also.
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Side note, I wonder if below verses read
Matthew 20:16 So the last [us] shall be first, and the first [old test saints] last:
for many be called, but few chosen.
Hebrews 11:40 (KJV) God having provided some better thing for us,
that they [old test saints] without us should not be made perfect.
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It is easy to recognize that man has different skills, abilities and talents.
The more skilled and able you are, the greater variety of means you have
to help, to give, to serve—yes, to express love toward others.
Finding and developing your talents
The biggest factors in determining success or failure in life are motivation,
determination, drive, perseverance.” In other words, what matters most is
what you do with what God has given you.
In the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30), Christ delegated talents to
His servants to see what they would do with them. You can look at this “talent”
in the sense we use that English-language word: a gift or ability.
Different people are capable of different amounts. Some have a capacity for
greater leadership, others for different responsibilities.
God can use every talent and every skill to further His purpose.
The parable of the pounds (Luke 19:11-27) teaches a similar lesson. In it,
Christ gave each servant a pound and said, Work with this until I return.
God wants to see what we will do with what He has given us.
We must learn to build, grow and produce.
As 1 Peter 4:10-11 say, we must be good stewards with our gifts
and use them to glorify the one who gave them.
God is like a farmer (John 15:1-2). As He labors with us, His great concern
is whether or not we are producing fruit. Nothing else matters if we don’t
produce good fruit. What kind of fruit?
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