Oct 7, 2015

A daily devotional through the Bible speaking with God as Adam and Eve may have in the garden east of Eden. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

summary

If you were in the crowd and listening to the parable of the vineyard owner, the servants and the son, what would you think? Who would you think Jesus is talking about? There’s no interpretation, just the parable. Would you see the vineyard owner as the Father above? Would you see his servants as the prophets the Father sends to try to guide you onto the path of righteousness and bring you back into a right relationship with Him? Would you recognize that the pastors and priests He puts in your path are there to help you know God and follow Him? Would you abuse them and fail to listen to them as God's people did the prophets He sent to teach them and try to rescue them from the destruction they faced?

The parable fits today as much as it did when Jesus gave it to the crowd that day in Jerusalem. Put yourself in the crowd. Think carefully about what your reaction to the story would be today. Would you react as the scholars and priests and determine to kill Jesus? Would you cry out with the crowd, “God forbid that this would happen!”? And if you cried out with the crowd, who would you mourn, the servants, the son, or the tenants who will be thrown out of the vineyard at the owner’s command?

today's scriptures

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Luke 20:9-19

Set - Ezra 7; Luke 20

Go! - Ezra 7-8; Luke 20