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Bookends of Grace

Saturday · Anchor: Matt.19.30· preview (not yet released by the daily cron)

From the sermon Jesus the Employer

From the sermon

Sometimes they call these inclusios or bookends to try to show you that they're around something and that something inside there is guided both by those thoughts and what of course comes before that.

Scripture · Matt.19.30

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

Reflect and pray

Matthew nineteen thirty and twenty sixteen form bookends around this teaching, showing that God's grace upends our rankings. The preacher notes these inclusios guide us to see the larger picture: the Kingdom does not operate on human seniority. Whether you came to faith early or late, what matters is the Master's call. Thank God today that He places you in His vineyard by grace alone, and commit to serving faithfully without keeping score.

Bookends of Grace | Saturday devotional | Providence Church of Texas