The
Vineyard
Of
The Lord
Let me sing for my beloved my love-song
concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He
dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a
watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it
to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.
And now, inhabitants of
And now I will tell you what I will do to
my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; I will break
down its wall, and it shall be trampled down. I will make it a waste; it shall
not be pruned or hoed, and it shall be overgrown with briers and thorns; I will
also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is
the house of
Isaiah 5:1-7
Remember the liberties you have. Do not take them for granted, and
do not take Our Lord for granted. Do not allow yourself to be part of a nation
of individuals who selfishly insist on your own rights, but make unfair demands
on others.
God is the LORD of the vineyard. He expects us to produce the
fruits of love and obedience instead of the wild grapes of ingratitude and
wickedness. As we thank God for our rights, do not forget the rights of God.
True freedom is not in having your own way, but in yielding to
God's way.
Our
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