Many years ago someone said, to me,”Did you notice the word ‘life’ has a ‘if’ in it?”
On this journey of life we face distractions and confusion, disappointments, and joy. Yet, the intended is not always the conclusion.
In the Bible, Our Lord speaks of the Father’s vineyard. The vineyard we are working in is the vineyard of God. The world and what it holds, and those who are listening know the vineyard is the daily work of God and His will. The world is Gods!
Yet, as any child sometimes disobeys, so do we. Our Heavenly Father watches over us, even though we have chosen to disobey. That does not mean He stopped loving us, but rather teaches us through out the experience. the experience does guide us back to the Father, if we reflect upon the disappointment and what the experience taught.
In our vineyard, we are given tasks to complete. The ‘Overseer’ appointed by God are His appointed “Pastors”. They ‘ordained’ by God instruct and bless according to the tasks completed. .
What am I talking about?
I am talking about the foundation to life. The real answer lays within the instructed. The ‘Teachers’ are the instructors. Once learned, the task is ever so easy. Why? Because it is understood.
If the field of life we have been given is not worked, but ignored, then the weeds over power us; this is hate, worry, anger, sloth, envy, greed, lust, pride, gluttony; The Seven Deadly Sins, and then some.
The only way to work the field of life is through ‘prayer’!
Prayer is the pulling of the weeds of life. The prayers infused are the workers hands, heart, and desire, put forth for the greater glory of God.
‘If’ you can realize the ‘world is God’s Vineyard’ and just as we are His ‘laborers’ then too you can understand the task appointed by God is the instruction given to His Apostles, who are our Pastors
Desiring a ‘weed free garden’ is the work of the vineyard we live in.
“IF” you desire, the journey God has put you on to have purpose and fulfillment, peace and Joy: attend the Master’s House. Listen to the Pastor’s words and apply them to your life and to your heart!
‘IF” you wish to know the true church put forth by JESUS CHRIST then seek out a ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. She has the Body and Blood of Our LORD JESUS CHRIST. There are many ‘knock offs’ ! They do not have OUR LORD in the alter. The CHRIST we worship left us HIMSELF! The Roman Catholic church is HIS! The teachings are available to all! The RCIA program is calling you to Come Home! Come to Jesus Christ and know Him personally and experience Him personally. The way, the truth and the life. Life is appointed by God. Become a laborer for OUR LORD.
Book of Isaiah: Chapter 5 verses 1-7 (Old Testament)
1) Let me now sing of my friend, my friend’s song concerning his vineyard. My friend had a vineyard on a fertile hillside; 2) He spaded it, cleared it of stones, and planted the choicest vines; Within it he built a watchtower, and hewed out a wine press. Then he looked for the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild grapes. 3) Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard: 4) What more was there to do for my vineyard that I had not done? Why, when I looked for the crop of grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes? 5) Now, I will let you know what I mean to do to my vineyard: Take away its hedge, give it to grazing, break through its wall, let it be trampled! 6) Yes, I will make it a ruin: it shall not be pruned or hoed, but overgrown with thorns and briers; I will command the clouds not to send rain upon it. 7) The vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his cherished plant; He looked for judgment, but see, bloodshed! for justice, but hark, the outcry!”
Book of Matthew: Chapter 21 verses 33-41 (New Testament) Jesus Speaks:
33)“Listen to another parable. There was a property owner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug out a vat, and erected a tower. Then he leased it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey. 34) When vintage time arrived he dispatched his slaves to the tenants to obtain his share of the grapes. 35) The tenants reponded by seising the slaves. They beat one and killed the another, and stoned a third. 36) A second time he dispatched even more slaves than before, but they treated them the same way. 37) Finally he went his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my Son’ 38) When they saw the son, the tenants said to one another, “here is the one who will inherit everything. Let us kill him and then we shall have his inheritance!’ 39) With that they seized him, and killed him. 40) What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do to those tenants when he comes?”
41)” They replied, “He will bring that wicked crowd to a bad end and lease his vineyard out to others will who see to it that he has grapes at the vintage time.”
