Finally the Son
"Then the man sent another servant to the farmers. The
farmers hit this servant on the head. They showed no respect
for him. So the man sent another servant. The farmers killed
this servant. The man sent many other servants to the
farmers. The farmers beat some of the servants and killed the
others. The man had one person left to send to the farmers.
This person was his son. The man loved his son. But he
decided to send the son to the farmers. The son was the last
person he could send. The man said, 'The farmers will respect
my son.'"
-- Mark 12:4-6 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
As this story of Jesus unfolds, we begin to get the picture. God (the
owner of the vineyard) had sent servant after servant (all God's
prophets) and they had been abused, battered, and even killed. So
surely, if the owner (God) sent his dearly loved Son, he would be
respected and loved by the farmers. But we know the way this story
ends, don't we. The Son is killed by those who want to maintain control
of the vineyard. The Son wasn't respected, but rejected. Suddenly, this
story of Jesus is filled with emotion and with warning. For those of us
who know the end of the story, we can only stand in awe of the love of
God and fall on our knees aghast at the short-sided brutality of petty
religious leaders. God spare us from such as these.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father, my heart breaks at the thought of your gift of love being so
rejected and abused. Forgive us for our petty, selfish, and brutal ways
and use the sacrifice of your Son to touch hearts around the world. In
Jesus' name. Amen.
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