The parable of the laborers in Matthew 20 reminds us that it is not too late for you to go to work in God’s vineyard. He hired workers until the 11th hour. And the 11th hour was the last hour before quitting time. And even though they had failed up until that moment to find employment, when the Master called they answered that call and until the last hour our Lord keeps calling us and inviting us to be a part of his kingdom, to be involved in his work.
There are some of you who have spent a lifetime of failure. You have never found your niche, your place. You have never become really involved in the kingdom of God. You have intended to. You have wanted to. You planned to. You have resolved yourself to do it. Again and again you have determined this is what you’re going to do. I am here to tell you that it is not too late for you. As long as time lasts, and as long as you hear the voice of God calling you and inviting you, it is not too late. And the parable teaches us that until the 11th hour we still have that opportunity to get involved in a meaningful way with the eternal and the living God.