Scripture to Read: Luke 20:9-18
Our focus this week is on the Parable of the Vine-growers. As we read through Luke 20, we find that the chief priests, scribes, and elders continued to confront Jesus. What’s so incredible is that these so-called religious leaders’ hearts were so dark from their sin that they totally missed the One, True Messiah. Jesus, knowing their hearts, shared the Parable of the Vine-growers. The owner of the vineyard is God the Father. The vine-growers or tenants were the chief priests, scribes, and elders. The slaves were Moses, the prophets, the judges, and others that God used in the Old Testament to proclaim His Truth to the Nation of Israel. The vineyard is the world, and finally, the “beloved son” is our Lord Jesus Christ. God’s plan has always been a plan of redemption (saving, setting free all mankind from the power and penalty of sin). God makes this clear as He lays out the judgment for the serpent in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3:15, “And I will make enemies of you and the woman, and of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise Him on the heel.” Jesus did crush Satan’s head through His death, burial, and resurrection. Satan bruised the heel of our Lord Jesus through the crucifixion. The point today is that the vine-growers were unwilling to listen to the messengers the owner sent to them, including his beloved son. We must never close our hearts and ears to God’s Word.
Challenge & Application
1. What did Good teach you today through the Parable of the Vine-growers?
2. What will you do to make sure your heart and ears are always opened to God’s Word?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!