Tuesday, May 6, 2008

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY: Matthew 21:28-32

PSALM OF THE WEEK: Psalm 24

HYMN OF THE DAY: CH#339 “Just as I Am, Without One Plea” http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/u/justasam.htm

VERSE OF THE DAY: “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.” Matthew 21:31c NRSV

 

The son who mouthed off to his father, but went and did the work is ahead of the son who promised to do the work, but never did.  The people, even the vilest of sinners like the tax collectors and prostitutes, who may have opposed God, but repented and came to God are ahead of those who gave lip service to God, but never really lived out the faith.  That’s good news to those who have “a past” but receive Christ as their savior and bad news to pew warmers who claim to be Christian, but you would never know it by their lives.  There is probably some of each type in every church.  However, as the story points out, it is never too late to change and really serve God.  No matter what we have done (or left undone) in the past, God’s vineyard still needs the workers.  The harvest is great and the laborers are few (Matthew 9:37).  Even if we haven’t always done God’s will before, now we can.  Today, we can be God’s worker in his vineyard.

 

PRAYER: O Lord of the Harvest, make me one of your workers.  Forgive all the times I have done what I wanted to do instead of what you wanted me to do and help me to praise you with both my words and my actions. Amen.

 

See you in Church Sunday,

Pastor Sandy

 

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