Our paragraph topic is: (Application of the parable) Part 3.
The leaders, the priest, and the elders are being told by Christ their fate. Those who would corrupt the fruit for their own desires are being given a warning. They are the ones who were put in charge of the vineyard. They are the ones who were supposed to till the soil and trim the weeds so that the fruit would grow uninhibited. But they saw the fruit as their own. They saw the fruit as an opportunity to fulfill their own dreams of wealth and power. So they cultivated and prepared the fruit so that it would provide them with the desires of their heart, all in the name of the Lord.
Israel was a chosen people. They were special in the eyes of the Lord. He came down from heaven to provide for them, to care for them, as a mother hen would care for her chicks. Yet they rebelled. They decided their own rules and laws contrary to the laws given them by the Lord. Their leaders became filled with power and pride and considered themselves above the Law of the common man. So Christ told them: "Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you."
Our religious leaders have a special place in the heart of God. They are the ones we look up to. They are the ones that we turn to for guidance. They provide us with our daily lessons that instruct us how to live. We follow their example in all that we do. We are the sheep and they are the shepherds. We hear their voice and we follow. God has called them to lead us and to guide us along the way. He has given them special training and leadership skills. And they are the vine-dressers that bring forth the fruit from the vineyard.
Do we know who we are? Do we know that we are the sheep? Do we believe that our leaders are the shepherds that we are to follow? Or are there doubts as to who leads us and the example that they give? Pray that you may know the truth of who you are. Pray that your eyes may be opened as to who leads you and how you follow. Pray that you may see the light that is within you and know that you are the beloved of God. Then you will know the truth of who you are and where you belong.
God will send you the Advocate. The Advocate will lead you and guide you to find the place where you belong. He will show you that place where you can grow and become the fruit that your Father has planted within you. You are a child of God and his love is within you. He will provide. He will protect. He will show you the way to a new path in life that you may live according to the abundance that he has given you. Look around you and see. Is this the place that you want to be? Do you yearn for something more? Pray that he will guide you! Pray that he will show you the way! Pray and listen for his guidance for he will hear you!
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
The leaders, the priest, and the elders are being told by Christ their fate. Those who would corrupt the fruit for their own desires are being given a warning. They are the ones who were put in charge of the vineyard. They are the ones who were supposed to till the soil and trim the weeds so that the fruit would grow uninhibited. But they saw the fruit as their own. They saw the fruit as an opportunity to fulfill their own dreams of wealth and power. So they cultivated and prepared the fruit so that it would provide them with the desires of their heart, all in the name of the Lord.
Israel was a chosen people. They were special in the eyes of the Lord. He came down from heaven to provide for them, to care for them, as a mother hen would care for her chicks. Yet they rebelled. They decided their own rules and laws contrary to the laws given them by the Lord. Their leaders became filled with power and pride and considered themselves above the Law of the common man. So Christ told them: "Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you."
Our religious leaders have a special place in the heart of God. They are the ones we look up to. They are the ones that we turn to for guidance. They provide us with our daily lessons that instruct us how to live. We follow their example in all that we do. We are the sheep and they are the shepherds. We hear their voice and we follow. God has called them to lead us and to guide us along the way. He has given them special training and leadership skills. And they are the vine-dressers that bring forth the fruit from the vineyard.
Do we know who we are? Do we know that we are the sheep? Do we believe that our leaders are the shepherds that we are to follow? Or are there doubts as to who leads us and the example that they give? Pray that you may know the truth of who you are. Pray that your eyes may be opened as to who leads you and how you follow. Pray that you may see the light that is within you and know that you are the beloved of God. Then you will know the truth of who you are and where you belong.
God will send you the Advocate. The Advocate will lead you and guide you to find the place where you belong. He will show you that place where you can grow and become the fruit that your Father has planted within you. You are a child of God and his love is within you. He will provide. He will protect. He will show you the way to a new path in life that you may live according to the abundance that he has given you. Look around you and see. Is this the place that you want to be? Do you yearn for something more? Pray that he will guide you! Pray that he will show you the way! Pray and listen for his guidance for he will hear you!
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
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