Luke 20
OK, Jesus tells one more parable,
and it turns out to be the last straw
for the chief priest and scribes.
and according to verse 19,
they sought to lay hands upon him that same hour.
Ya know, the obvious meaning to this story
is that the man who planted the vineyard is God,
and the vineyard is life on this earth.
and the vinedressers are the Jewish people.
And in a way I think He is saying that the Jews had it all;
They were on to the truth of one God
when almost everyone else was polytheistic,
and they had a long relationship with God,
a written history,
and covenants handed down.
The Jews were noticed by God,
and beheld truth.
they had it.
...but here it says they blew it!
What Happened?
Well, the same old thing!
The same thing I see happening in America today.
Not just losing sight of the founding principles.
Not just fading ideals.
Not just lack of education, not knowing any better.
No.
What I see
is choices being made.
Choosing Selfishness over Love.
Choosing Greed over Charity
Choosing Pride over Compassion
CHOOSING SHORT-TERM GAIN
OVER LONG-TERM HEALTH
And when we make those choices,
The spirit of it all evaporates.
And the inheritance passes to others
more deserving.
So what I first thought as
"Gee, I'm glad I'm not a Jew,
I'd hate to be lumped in with those losers"
has quickly turned into a big nasty arrow
pointed right back at me,
because I know I haven't been taking care of the vineyard either.
I don't see much fruit around here.
Now I'm slayed by the next verse I notice:
I KNOW I fall into the category of "Whoever",
so I guess I better go for broke.
(better than the grind)
.
and it turns out to be the last straw
for the chief priest and scribes.
Luk 20:13
And the lord of the vineyard said,
What shall I do?
I will send my beloved son.
It may be that they will respect him
when they see him.
Luk 20:14
But when the vinedressers saw him,
they reasoned
among themselves,
saying, This is the heir!
Come, let us kill him so
that the inheritance may be ours.
Luk 20:15
So they threw him out of the
vineyard and killed him.
What then shall the lord of the vineyard
do to them?
Luk 20:16
He shall come and destroy these vinedressers
and shall give the vineyard to others.
And when they heard this, they said,
Let it not be!
and according to verse 19,
they sought to lay hands upon him that same hour.
Ya know, the obvious meaning to this story
is that the man who planted the vineyard is God,
and the vineyard is life on this earth.
and the vinedressers are the Jewish people.
And in a way I think He is saying that the Jews had it all;
They were on to the truth of one God
when almost everyone else was polytheistic,
and they had a long relationship with God,
a written history,
and covenants handed down.
The Jews were noticed by God,
and beheld truth.
they had it.
...but here it says they blew it!
What Happened?
Well, the same old thing!
The same thing I see happening in America today.
Not just losing sight of the founding principles.
Not just fading ideals.
Not just lack of education, not knowing any better.
No.
What I see
is choices being made.
Choosing Selfishness over Love.
Choosing Greed over Charity
Choosing Pride over Compassion
CHOOSING SHORT-TERM GAIN
OVER LONG-TERM HEALTH
And when we make those choices,
The spirit of it all evaporates.
And the inheritance passes to others
more deserving.
So what I first thought as
"Gee, I'm glad I'm not a Jew,
I'd hate to be lumped in with those losers"
has quickly turned into a big nasty arrow
pointed right back at me,
because I know I haven't been taking care of the vineyard either.
I don't see much fruit around here.
Now I'm slayed by the next verse I notice:
Luk 20:18
Whoever shall fall on that Stone shall be broken,
but on whomever it shall fall,
it will grind him to powder."
I KNOW I fall into the category of "Whoever",
so I guess I better go for broke.
(better than the grind)
.
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