The parable of the tenant is a reminder to us all that God expects us to live fruitful lives and that he'll be looking for that when our time on this earth is over. (vv. 34, 41). I take this to mean that God has blessed us and given each of us certain previleges and responsibilities while we are on earth and that we are to utilize our gifts and resources to helping others and to bring glory to God. God has invested in us and expects to see results. The religious leaders failed to produce fruits and Jesus promised that they will meet a wretched end (v. 41). This danger still remains today, as we in the church are given our previleges and responsibities. What have we done, with the lives we've been given? What have we done with the resources God has given us? What can we show to Jesus that our lives are more fruitful than that of the Pharisees? Are we faithful and fruitful?
Posted by Pastor James
Thanks Pastor James for your post. I was reminded that a grapevine doesn't need to struggle to bear fruit, it just does because that is its nature. Likewise, when Jesus tells us that he is the vine and we are the branches, its in our new nature to bear fruit. Unfortunately, the struggle to be fruitful results from our own identity crisis, trying to bear a different fruit against what our new DNA compels us to do.
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