Cars have the ability to...
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Cars have the ability to tell when they are low on gas -- in most cars it's a little orange light that comes on in the right corner of the dashboard display. Something in the tank is able to measure how much gas is left and tells the driver that if the tank is not filled soon, the car will stop running.
Cell phones start beeping to let you know it needs recharged so that it won't cut out in the middle of a conversation.
One can even buy "coffee cards" at the local coffee shop, to keep on a budget. Now, when the person behind the counter returns a card it tells how much money is left in the account. This ongoing account can help the coffee lover budget his or her spending.
Jobs have daily deadlines, and the clock on the wall keeps track, letting workers know if time is running short.
Each day people are reminded that the world is made up of exhaustible resources. Daily life can feel like a constant fight to keep up, stay full, and hold it together. Is there anything that never runs out?
Jesus' answer to that question, expressed in the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, is that God's grace never runs out -- not even at the end of the day. Those who jealously object to this profusion of grace are operating from a mindset of scarcity.
Cell phones start beeping to let you know it needs recharged so that it won't cut out in the middle of a conversation.
One can even buy "coffee cards" at the local coffee shop, to keep on a budget. Now, when the person behind the counter returns a card it tells how much money is left in the account. This ongoing account can help the coffee lover budget his or her spending.
Jobs have daily deadlines, and the clock on the wall keeps track, letting workers know if time is running short.
Each day people are reminded that the world is made up of exhaustible resources. Daily life can feel like a constant fight to keep up, stay full, and hold it together. Is there anything that never runs out?
Jesus' answer to that question, expressed in the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, is that God's grace never runs out -- not even at the end of the day. Those who jealously object to this profusion of grace are operating from a mindset of scarcity.
