This morning I shared these thoughts ... There is an old saying that a person is only as good as his word. This flows from the relationship that we have with God, who desires us to be god-like. He, whose WORD created all things and established a covenant, also restored that covenant that was lost be sin through the Living Word of God's death on the cross and his resurrection.
God is as good as his WORD, Jesus the Christ. Our difficulty in seeing and believing flows from our sinful, fallen human nature, which makes words multiply and lose meaning. Words can become empty. Like the sons in today's story, we say "Yes sir!" and don't follow through ... or we say "No way!" and yet do go into the vineyard.
There is another old saying that invites us to put our words into actions, as proof of their power. The Living WORD, Jesus, did just that in embracing the tree of the cross, taking with him to that tree our sinfulness and the death it brings. He did this out of love. He did this so that when we give our YES to him, it can be with words fleshed out in a life of service and conviction.
And yet there may be times when sinful human nature brings uncertainty to our word or a lack of clarity to our action. But even in those frail moments, we have the assurance that God knows our hearts ... he knows what lies at the center of our beings. Even when words fail and actions are inadequate, he knows our heart. For this we must give thanks, and embrace the grace of his love.
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