YOU ARE THE LORD’S VINEYARDS

BIBLE TEXT: ISA 5:1-7

I will sing for the one I love
    a song about his vineyard:
My loved one had a vineyard
    on a fertile hillside.
2 He dug it up and cleared it of stones
    and planted it with the choicest vines.
He built a watchtower in it
    and cut out a winepress as well.
Then he looked for a crop of good grapes,
    but it yielded only bad fruit.

3 “Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah,
    judge between me and my vineyard.
4 What more could have been done for my vineyard
    than I have done for it?
When I looked for good grapes,
    why did it yield only bad?
5 Now I will tell you
    what I am going to do to my vineyard:
I will take away its hedge,
    and it will be destroyed;
I will break down its wall,
    and it will be trampled.
6 I will make it a wasteland,
    neither pruned nor cultivated,
    and briers and thorns will grow there.
I will command the clouds
    not to rain on it.”

7 The vineyard of the Lord Almighty
    is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
    are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed;
    for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.

WHAT IS AVINEYARD?

It is a grape plantation e.g. olive, fig tree etc.

The planting and caring of a vineyard requires constant and intensive care. Hill sides are frequently mention as the most desirable location of the vine (PS 80:8-10, Jeremiah 31:5, Amos 9:13) .however vineyards were also grown in plains and valleys. The Hebron area was particularly noted for its grapes. Numb: 13:22-24.

THE PROCESSOF CULTIVATING A VINEYARD

(1) Dug it up and cleared out its stone.

(2) Stone walls and/or hedges were usually built around the vineyard to protect the grapes from thirsty animals and from thieves. Song of Solomon 2:15, Jeremiah 49:9.

(3)  Watch towers were also built to provide further protection. The HOLY SPIRIT is in charge of the watch tower.

(4) Plant it with a choice vine.

(5) The hewing out of a winepress or vat completed the vineyard installation. Isa 5:2

During the harvest season, the owner of the vineyard (ALMIGHTY GOD) might leave in a booth to stay close to his valuable crops. The Almighty God is close to us so that he can enjoy the good fruits we are producing.

According to Isaiah 5:7, we are God vineyard and God have taken his time to prepare us to become a good seed by taking away our sins. God did not stop there, he even went further to prepare a very good land to plant us, so that nothing can stop us or hinder us from producing good fruits which he delight in.

WHAT IS FRUIT?

Fruit is the edible pulp surrounding the seeds of many plants.

The fruit that God expect us to bring forth is the fruit of the spirit. The fruit of the spirit is the results of the spirit working in the lives of believers. Gal: 5:22-23

THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT ARE (GALATIANS 5:22-23)

(1) Love

(2) Joy

(3) Peace

(4) Longsuffering

(5) Kindness

(6) Goodness

(7) Faithfulness

(8) Gentleness

(9) Self-control.

We as believer must produce this fruits which the AMIGHTY GOD DELIGHTS IN for us to remain the vineyard of God. But if we do not produce all these good fruits there will be consequences.

CONSEQUENCIES OF BEARING BAD FRUITS

(1) The hedges will be taken away

(2) It shall be burned

(3) The wall will be broken down

(4) It shall be trample down

(5) It will be lay waste

(6) It shall not be prong or dug but there shall come up briers and thorns

(7) The lord will command the clouds that they rain no rain on it.

In conclusion, as a believer that want the Almighty God to come and dwell with you, you will have to start producing good fruits because God have done his own part by sending his son Jesus to die for your sin and making you a new creature or good seed (2 Corinthians 5:17) and also planting you in a good land. All he need from you is for you to produces good fruits that He love so much.

IF YOU WAN TO SUCCEED, GET THE COMFORTER

Who is the comforter? the comforter is the Holy Ghost that Jesus Christ promise his disciple. John 14:16 says...And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.

Then in Act 2:1-4 the comforter was given unto them ...Act 2:1-4 and when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

What happen after then?

(1) When the comforter came upon them, they started speaking in new tongues. In act 2:4-6 and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

(2) They were bold. Like the case of peter who denied Jesus Christ, but when the comforter came upon him, he was bold to speak to those that were accusing them of being drunk. act 2:14-16 says..But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

15 For these are not drunk, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

(3) Peter was able to win about 3000 souls that very day. This something he could not do before. In act 2-41....   41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Why do you need the comforter?

(1)  If you have the comforter, you will have the boldness to take whatever you intend to do head on.

(2) With the comforter by your side, you will have all the skills that you need to succeed because he will be the guiding you every day of your life. .In John 16, Jesus refers to the Spirit as a "Counselor" who will guide us in our everyday lives.

(3) With the comforter by your side, you will have in your life, family, business etc. Galatians 5:22-23 says, "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."

There is so many more benefit we can gain from the comforter like In John 14, for example, Jesus says the Holy Spirit will comfort us when we're hurting. "I will not leave you as orphans," Jesus says (14:18).

How do get the comforter

When you accept Jesus Christ as your lord and personal savior, the comforter will come in and abide with you and he will lead and guild you in every area of your life.

If you have not accepted Jesus Christ, what are you waiting for, confessing your sins before him and accept him as your lord and savior.

If you have any question or prayer point please write to me. My email address is soulsforchrist2017@gmail.com