The Vineyard

Mk. 12:6-7

He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, They will respect my son. But those tenants said to one another, This is the heir, Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.

Jesus spoke yet another parable, one that involved a vineyard. When the season came round,  the owner sent a servant to the vineyard to gather fruit, but the tenants beat him and sent him away empty handed. Again he sent another servant, and this time they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully. Yet again, he sent another servant, but this time they killed the servant. And so with many others, they either beat them or killed them. Finally, the owner sent his son thinking that he would be respected. Sadly, the tenants realizing that he was the heir, killed him so that the inheritance would be theirs. What would the owner do? He would come and destry the tenants and give the vineyard to others.

What a picture of Israel entrusted with the vineyard (kingdom) as God's chosen people. When He sent them the prophets as His messengers, they either beat them or killed them, and finally when He sent His son, they did indeed kill Him. What hard hearts toward the God who loved them and gave them so much! God did give the vineyard to others. He opened the way for Gentiles to share in the inheritance with the Son, to be children of God. Truly, The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? Jesus is my cornerstorne, and I am His. I am one of His brethren, a child of God, and a joint heir with Jesus Christ.

Father,
Thank You so much for offering salvation to others, others that included me! Give me grace and strength to listen to what the Spirit has to teach me so that I will not be an unprofitable tenant.
In Jesus name,
Amen