“I Say To You That Tax Collectors And Harlots Enter The Kingdom Of God”

“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’ He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?”

They said to Him, “The first.”

Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.

Matthew 21:28-32

The buds and blossoms of our words, which breed anticipation of what we might do, are empty without the fruit of our follow-through. Jesus spoke of religious leaders who spoke of obedience yet refused to follow through with repentance.

Our actions in obeying God show Him more love honor, and praise than any empty words we might say to try to appear good.

Words are the blossoms, action the fruit.

Our Daily Bread – September 14, 2015