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William Barclay says this about Jesus’s parable:
“The vineyard is the nation of Israel, and its owner is God. The cultivators are the religious leaders of Israel, who, as it were, had charge for God of the welfare of the nation. The messengers who were sent successively are the prophets sent by God and so often rejected and killed. The son who came last is none other than Jesus himself. Here, in a vivid story, Jesus set out at one and the same time the history and the doom of Israel.”
Barclay; William (2010-11-05). The Gospel of Matthew, Volume Two: 2 (New Daily Study Bible) (p. 306). Westminster John Knox Press. Kindle Edition.
Jesus told this parable to a challenge a certain group of people. What does it mean to us today. Perhaps we can look at this parable as Jesus giving us a challenge. We as the Church of Jesus Christ are the stewards left in charge of the vineyard and the vineyard is of course the whole world. The vines that have been implanted in this vineyard are God’s Holy Word, our Bible. The study of that bible and the application of those studies to our lives are the fruit which grows upon those vines. Our reaching out to harvest that fruit is our witness to the world, our sharing His Holy Word.
Are you a good steward of God’s Holy Word? Is the fruit that is growing on the vine sour or sweet? Is it good full bodied nourished fruit or is it dried up and shriveled looking fruit? Do you listen to the prophets that God is sending your way? Have you rejected the Son God has sent to save you? Are you in danger of being removed from the vineyard? Lots of questions to be answered and I hope that you can answer all of them in a way that says God will reward you for being His good steward of all that He has entrusted you with.
Have a blessed beautiful weekend and keep His Word close to your heart and ready to share,
Randy
Wesley United Methodist Church, Orange TX 
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