Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 20:7

"They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard." — Matthew 20:7 (ASV)

They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, You also go into the Vineyard; and whatever is right, that you shall receive.

And so the great householder was glad when he had emptied the marketplace of the idlers, and brought in from early morning, even until sunset, so many who should be at work—happily at work there.

I wonder whether there are any here early in the morning of life who have not yet come into the vineyard. If so, the Master calls you.

Are you in middle life? Have you reached the sixth hour, and are you not enlisted in His service? Again the Master calls you.

And if you have reached the eleventh hour, where are you? Decrepit—leaning on your staff—leaning downward to your grave; yet if you are not called now, now He calls you and bids you, even at this late hour, come into the vineyard.