Vineyard Of Inner Grace

Matthew 20:13-16 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Matthew 20 in context

Scripture Focus

13But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Matthew 20:13-16

Biblical Context

In Matthew 20:13-16, the parable reveals that divine pay comes by grace, not merit, and that rank in the kingdom is determined by inner disposition rather than outward comparison. Many are called, but few choose to live from that realized state.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the vineyard as the inner field of your consciousness, where the I AM, your silent master, dispenses wages as you awaken to the truth of abundance. The penny you once bargained for is an old assumption about what you deserve; grace is the new understanding that all supply flows from awareness, not from time or status. When you notice others receiving what you think is extra, you are being asked to release the mind that judges appearances and to rest in the conviction that the Master is free to give according to his will because all of creation is within your awareness. The question 'Is it lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?' becomes a prompt to relinquish ownership of judgment and to accept your right to abundance. The line 'the last shall be first' invites you to shift from competition to the realization that you are already both first and last in the sense that your I AM encompasses every possible state. Many are called by possibilities; the few chosen are those who dwell in the realized truth that grace is your present possession.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the I AM is the payer, paying you now; feel that equal wage as real in your chest. Then revise any sense of lack by dwelling in the certainty that grace is your current state.

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