Devotion for Saturday May 26, 2018
Topic: Judge
Between Me And My Vineyard
Text:
Isaiah 5: 1 – 7
Our bible passage for today is an imagery used
by God to teach the nation of Israel and by extension we the present readers
about our unfaithfulness, despite the enormous grace and mercies we have
received from Him. He used the imagery of a vineyard at a very good place,
fertile enough to produce good fruits (Isaiah 5:1, 2). All that was needed to
make the vineyard were provided (Isaiah 5:2). Unfortunately and regrettably
too, the vineyard produce the opposite of what God expected. Instead of good
grapes, it produced wild grapes that are not useful. The lesson of the song of
the vineyard shows that God’s chosen nation was expected to bear fruit—to carry
out His work and to uphold justice. It did bear fruit, but the fruit was bad.
The hurt friend (God) now directs rhetorical questions to the people of Judah,
asking them to judge whether He is guilty of neglecting them or not. God often
condemns sinners “out of their own mouth” (Deuteronomy 32:6; 2 Samuel 12:1-6;
Job 15:6; Luke 19:22; Romans 3:4). Jesus gave us insight on how to identify
someone by his or her fruit in Matthew 7:20. Have you examined your own “fruits”
lately? Is it good or bad, useful or wild? This examination is appropriate and
should be on regular basis because being vulnerable; we can fall off at any
given time. We should take heed.
Sing
A&M 94, Abu 171
Food for
Thought:
What kind of fruit(s) do you bear? Compare your fruits with Galatians 5:22 and
23.
Memory verse: Isaiah 5:3
Prayer: Almighty God, as you have invested so much on
me, help me to make return equal to what you have invested in me in Jesus name.
