Disrespect for the Son

S - Last of all, he sent his son to them. "They will respect my son." he said. Matthew 21:37

O - Such a clear and heartbreaking parable of how much our heavenly Father has tried the over centuries, through His prophets, to let His children know and understand the following; who He is, how much He has given to us, and the respect and honour that He deserves. Yet, each time, his servants were killed or thrown out of the vineyard. In other words, rejected. Until God sends Himself. God sends His Son. Of course people will respect and honour Him! Of course they will finally listen and hear the truth that they are not in charge of themselves or that this is not their property. It belongs, as all things do, to the true "landowner", the one who made everything. It is only through grace that they have been given such honour themselves. Surely they will recognise and respect the Son of the Landowner. And they do recognise Him. This is the problem. They know who He is. They know He is the Son. But because their hearts are dark, and sinful and full of pride (even though everything they have has been loaned to them), they kill the Son. "They will respect my son". These words are still today (perhaps even more so), so full of hope, yet, in reality, so rejected. Rejected in mainstream life, rejected through the media (watch any TV show and see how Jesus' name is used, how Christians are depicted, how the Church is depicted). The Son of God is to be respected, yet, in reality, only so very few do.

A - Oh how my heart breaks to know that our precious Lord was rejected 2,000 years ago, and continues to be rejected so badly today. What a God that He should love me so much, yet also entrust His world to my kind, who with hearts more often than most, are turned against Him. Let it never be, that i would reject the Son of God, ever!

P- Dear Jesus, help me to always love you, honour you and respect you and never turn from you. Help me to always see you for who you are; the Son of God, sent to rescue and redeem me. Amen.