Luke 20: 9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
Just yesterday, I wanted to post a message about how we have many who are robbing Churches (property and finances), and we also have many who are trying to stop them and build the Church (property and wealth). But we hardly see anyone building the people, who are the Church.
Today’s scripture talks of dishonest husbandmen who were entrusted with the job of making the vineyard fruitful. We read that these husbandmen assaulted multiple servants whom the lord of the vineyard sent, and when he sent his own son, the slayed him. The lord of the vineyard then destroyed the husbandmen and gave the vineyard to others.
If one understands that the initial assaulting of the lord’s servants was not greed (to embezzle the vineyard) but was to hide their incompetence since they had no fruit to show. It was later, when the son came, that greed came into them.
Today we have many large Churches filled with hundreds of believers, disciples of the Preacher/Pastor/s but not even a handful of disciples for the Lord.
Just before starting my message, I saw a post titled ‘Pre-tribulation or post-tribulation rapture?’. In the post were seen famous US Preachers discussing it! The fools do not understand the basic reason what Rapture happens, what Rapture is and who all Rapture.
It is sad to see top leaders do not have their own foundation strong and are involved building the foundation of others.
In the parable the Jewish church faced the wrath of God but we Christians who are given the job to bear fruit, fail, then even God cannot save us His wrath which will be worse than what the Jews faced.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are Almighty God. You Lord are Awesome and Merciful God. But You are no fool to keep showering mercy on those who behave like duck backs. Lord we pray the people given the responsibility to bear fruit in the vineyard have the fear of the Lord. That wisdom leads them to be fruitful and avert Your Wrath…
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Luke 20:9-18
9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent [him] away empty.
11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated [him] shamefully, and sent [him] away empty.
12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast [him] out.
13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence [him] when they see him.
14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed [him]. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard [it], they said, God forbid.
17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Dated 01 Aug 2026
Bro Rollwyn