Mark 12 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO

He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ ⁷ But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ ⁸ And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. Mark 12:6-8 – In a parable Jesus outlined for the people the history of Israel and the events that would soon unfold. Those who listened would’ve understood that the vineyard in this parable represented the people of Israel and the tenants left to care for the vineyard were the leaders of the nation. In their history the leaders abused and killed the messengers God sent to them, and now, like in the parable, God is sending His beloved Son to the vineyard. Yet as we see in the passage above, the tenants rejected the son and killed him. We know this is exactly how the story unfolded with Jesus and the leaders of Israel in His day. Rejection and murdering of the Son. Their problem though was there would be no more messengers coming after the Son. The Son was the ultimate extension of peace from the vineyard owner. If they rejected the son, then they reject him and there was no future for them together. Whether it was with the religious leaders of Jesus’ day or with people in our day, if there is a rejection of the Son the Father sent, then there is no hope for togetherness and peace with the Father. Spurgeon said it this way, “Nothing remains when Christ is refused. No one else can be sent; heaven itself contains no further messenger. If Christ be rejected, hope is rejected.” Have you then embraced the Son the Father sent? How are you helping those currently rejecting the Son understand there is no other pathway to peace apart from Jesus? While it’s heavy to think all the other options in life only lead to death when we follow them, let’s praise the Lord that we’ve been blessed through Jesus a pathway to life everlasting. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3103

Question To Ponder: How would you treat the tenants in this story if you were the vineyard owner? 

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