Gospel Reflections #24: God's Mathematics is Based on Grace, not Fairness.

Matthew 20:14 'I want to pay this last one the same as you."

These are the words of the master in response to the complaint of a man who had worked longer hours.

We feel superior by comparing ourselves with others and try to preserve ourselves by it, but this is no stable peace and we must always be in a fighting stance.

God's fairness is different from the fairness of the world.

God's mathematics is based on grace, not fairness.

God frees us from such battles and gives us the freedom to be and do as we are. That is God's grace.

We are taken by God from a world of comparison to a world where we rejoice together in grace.

None of us deserves salvation. Grace is given to those who do not deserve it.

Our lives surely overflow with the joy of being saved by grace!

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This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, a devoted student of the Bible who passionately embraces the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on the Gospels as a way to reach out to others and spread the message of Jesus. We're sharing her message here so that you too can experience the joy that comes from the Gospel that fills her heart