Text: Luke 20:9-18

20:9 Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time. 

20:10 Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 

20:11 Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 

20:12  And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out.

20:13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.’

20:14 But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’ 

20:15   So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

20:16 He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!”

20:17   Then He looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone’?

20:18  Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”

STUDY:

Today’s passage talks about Jesus’response to the chief priests’ and elders’question about His authority to do all that He was doing (v.2). In the parable, a landowner entrusted his vineyard into the hands of tenant workers. When the landowner sent his servants to collect his share of the fruits, the tenants beat them, drove some away, and killed some. Finally, the owner sent his only beloved son, thinking they would respect him. But the tenants rejected and killed him too, hoping to seize the inheritance. In this parable, the landowner represents God, the vineyard is His Kingdom, the tenants are religious leaders, the servants are God’s prophets while the beloved son is Jesus Christ.

Brethren, our lives, gifts, and resources are meant to bear fruit for God’s kingdom. Like the tenants, we can fall into the trap of thinking that we own what we have been given, forgetting that we are accountable to the true Owner. When we reject His calls to repentance and stewardship, we risk losing the very blessings we have been given. Are you a faithful steward of what God has entrusted into your hands? Reflect on how you are responding to God’s grace and whether you are producing fruit for Him. We must honour the Lord with our lives and respond to His grace by bearing fruit that glorifies Him.

Prayer: 

Lord, help me to be a faithful steward of your gifts and also bear fruit for your kingdom. Amen.

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