SECOND WEEK OF LENT ......... FRIDAY

RANDOM REFLECTIONS

SECOND WEEK OF LENT ........ FRIDAY 

MATHEW 21:33-46   THIS IS THE HEIR. COME ON, LET US KILL HIM.

In those days usually the landlords oppressed and squeezed the poor tenants. They were hard taskmasters. But this landlord who is an image of our loving God appears to be overly kind and extremely indulgent with his wicked tenants. The landlord  is absurdly patient and gives those tenants a very long rope. Finally he takes the foolish risk of sending his son and heir to collect the dues and the innocent son is pitilessly murdered by those rascals.. The heartless tenants took advantage of the goodness of the landlord but were also foolish enough to think that they would inherit the property on the death of the heir. Their minds were so clouded by greed and covetousness  that they became exceedingly wicked and lacked all fear of punishment. The same worldliness and covetousness clouded the minds of the Apostles who could not understand in Mathew 20:17-28 why Christ should suffer and die and rise on the third day. These tenants were the image of the religious establishment of those times and the innocent son was Christ Jesus himself. The wicked thrive because God is very, very patient and loves the sinner and wants him to repent and  be saved. But when God's patience is fully exhausted and the sinner does not repent a most terrible punishment awaits him. Nobody can fault God for his kindness and mercy even towards worst sinners. Roman's 5:10 says " For if we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, it is much more  (certain) , now that we are reconciled, that we shall be saved (daily delivered from sin's dominion) through His  (resurrection) life. "

Let us imagine ourselves in the place of the wicked tenants and be reconciled to God before it is too late. Let our lives produce only good fruits for the Lord.

"He rescued us                                    

from the power of darkness
and brought us
into the kingdom of his beloved Son.
Through him we have redemption,
the forgiveness of our sins."               Col.1:13-14

God Bless