Everything the Lord does is good, with quality, because it is written about His works: And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” (Mark 7.37). God always does what is best for His children, which is why they should live closer to Him, so that they can be helped out of any adversity. No action of the Lord is faulty (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

         When God decided to plant His vineyard, He prepared a fertile hill. Now, ever since His hands created the Earth, He has not forgotten this place. The Lord put His power to guard it, surrounding it so that it would not be visited by the enemy. His vineyard is a symbol of the Church of Jesus, made up of the saved, where no evil can get in the way of God's plans.

         The preparation of this place was unique, because it would be God's house for people from all over the Earth to worship Him as they were set free, healed, forgiven and saved from eternal damnation (Isaiah 56.7). No one who has already accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord can let stones exist in their lives, such as sorrows, resentments or petrified sins, because only the clean of heart will see the heavenly Father (Matthew 5.8).

         If the vineyard has been planted with excellent vines, never despise your brothers and sisters of the faith in Christ, because one day they may be used to bless you. Many people don't care about sins they think are “insignificant”, while the saints are discriminated against because they strive to grow in their faith in the Son of God. When necessary, they will rise up as the Lord pleases and do marvelous things on behalf of the people. He who has faith overcomes (1 John 5:4).

         When planting the vineyard, the Most High built a tower in it for protection and also to stretch ropes that will align the vines, placing them in the position of the sun, because the sun's rays are necessary for the growth and ripening of the grapes. Since He knew that His vineyard would produce a lot of fruit, He already built a winepress in it, where He would crush its fruit. Our production will come from excellent vines, depending on whether we obey His directions.

          The prophet saw that the result would not be what the Lord wanted. Using parables, Isaiah showed that Christians don't always cooperate with God, which is why he said that the production wouldn't be the wanted. The Most High expected to harvest good grapes, but the vineyard only produced bad grapes. The Church must strive to fulfill its mission. Acting outside of what was planned will lead us to the judgment seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10). Meditate on that!

         Why frustrate the Lord when we have His invincible power acting on our behalf? This is our calling: to be faithful unto death. In this way, He will give us the promised reward and we will be invited into the Kingdom of Heaven, prepared for the saints since the creation of the world (Revelation 2.10).

In Christ, with love,

           R. R. Soares