Jesus’ opening words to the parable of the tenants really struck me today.
A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. (Mark 12:1)
The owner, of course, represents God. God is the one who created us, created the environment we live in, and provided work for us to do. Our very ability to work and produce anything comes from him.
We are mere tenants in this world. Because of that, we owe to our Lord the fruit of our lives. Nothing really belongs to us. It all belongs to him.
But like the tenants in the story, so many reject God’s rightful lordship over their lives.
“My money! My body! My life!”
Do these words sound at all familiar? Do those words ever come out of your mouth?
Those were essentially the words of the tenants. And so they rejected the One who is the very cornerstone of our lives.
Do you?
We were made in the very image of God. Like Caesar’s image was imprinted on the Roman coins showing his authority over all who used them, God’s image is imprinted on all of us. We are accountable to him.
Do we give to God what is rightfully his? Do we give to God our very lives?
Moment to Moment (Bible blog) 