The passage in Isaiah 5:1-9 (The Song of the Vineyard) tells of God's expectations of His people of Israel. This demonstrates that His yearning is obedience, genuine, love, total surrender, etc. The owner of the vineyard had the best.....fertile land, choicest vines, watchful care and up keep, yet when harvest came and he looked for the expected good yield.......it was not there. The end of verse 2 states....Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit. Why is this? God is serious about genuine obedience. Just like in verse 7 where the people of Israel are God's chosen vines, we as Christians today are also His. Verse 7: The vineyard of the Lord Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress. Choice vines can produce bad crops......the same is true for us. God delights in His creation....he finds pleasure in us as faithful followers. However, God despises sin and He will righteously judge against iniquities. God created us, he knows where our hearts are planted.
Are you attached to The Vine? What are you anchored in?
John 15:5, I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Blessings in your pursuit.......TO
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