Based on Mark 12:1-12 (New King James Version)
“Then He began to speak to them in parables: ‘A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers. And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. Again he sent them another servant, and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some. Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But those vinedressers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ So they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard. ‘Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others. Have you not even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?’ And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.”
There is a grave problem today, and I’m afraid to say that it is worse now than ever before, and it’s something that will worsen by the day. How long will this go on for? I know that God will allow for things to continue, but there will come a day when the Lord puts a limit. What is this problem? It’s the problem of foolishness. There is such foolishness in the world, and even in God’s so-called people that is quite hard to understand. The issue sounds general, but we will try through the Lord to define the problem more exactly, and of course, to see it through the eyes of the Most High. The foolishness that exists today is about each person doing as they please, and thinking that their will shall come to pass, and not God’s will, even in God’s judgment. In other words, their foolishness is such that they think their opinion will govern here and now, and even in the future. We live in a time where the majority of people have adopted Satan’s mentality, and surprisingly enough, even much of God’s people. What is this mentality? Many might say it and others not, but their behavior reveals something like this: “My will be done instead of yours Lord.” How can I say this? Very easily. The majority just do as they please, and they look to fulfill their desires, instead of looking to do God’s will. And that is nothing more or less than what Satan has looked to do since his fall, when the mystery of iniquity entered. It’s a mystery that is hard to understand, but because it’s a mystery to us does not mean that there is no logical explanation. But be it as it may, and however it came, this mystery of iniquity, this feeling that is within Satan’s heart, is the same that is within many people, of looking to do what they want to do, and think that that things will turn out as they say.
Now, how can this be seen within God’s people? The majority try to treat God as a servant, and here is where many supposed believers fall, and they interpret and use the Scriptures to support their ideas and wishes instead of trying to see what God is saying, and to do as He commands. This is seen in many distorted and demonic doctrines where man puts himself in God’s position, and they try to put the Almighty in a position of servitude. And of course, they don’t look for God’s will through the Scriptures, but rather, they look to support their ideas, and use the Scriptures to support their desires. Quite practically, many Christians live their lives in a way like Israel did many centuries ago, as it was left written: “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Judges 21:25. But the issue is that there is a King, an Almighty God, and making like He doesn’t exist, or like if you can manipulate and command Him, does not change the reality that He is King and that His will shall be done no matter what man thinks or does. God does not stop being God even though a person tries to make like He doesn’t exist, or like He is not God. Our opinions do not govern reality.
Just like we saw in the parable, that’s how the end will be, and that God is God and that He will judge each person according to what they do and think, and this includes God’s so-called people. It is foolishness to think that we will not give an account for all our actions quite soon. It doesn’t matter what certain people say or preach, we will all give an account for our actions, especially those of us that have come to the knowledge of the Truth. The one that knows the Truth and does not look to do the Father’s will is the one that will suffer the worse in the coming judgment. This is what the Word says: “…For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written: ‘As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God.’ So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.” Romans 14:10b-12. Notice that the writer of the epistle (inspired by the Holy Spirit) is the Apostle Paul, and he includes himself in this issue of giving an account, for it says: “…each of us shall give account of himself to God.” And it is also written: “Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:9-10. And here he makes the same emphasis, that he includes himself. So then, is it not then a mistake to think that if these holy apostles included themselves in God’s judgment, and that they would be judged in the end, that the same would not happen to us? Are we more than the apostles? I don’t think so.
We need to be very careful, and instead of looking to do our will and fulfill our desires, we should, for our own good, look to do God’s will. It is necessary to treat God as Who He is: God, and that Jesus Christ is God and Lord also. He is the legitimate heir to everything that belongs to God the Father. They killed Him, but He was resurrected and is now sitting at the right hand of God’s throne, reigning as Who He is. The Lord Himself said this: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” Matthew 7:21-23. Even doing those things that seem like God’s will can be wrongfully done if they are not subject to the Father’s will. Everything, and especially within our very being, should be subject and under God’s will. This should be our feeling, our desire, because in the end, the Lord will come again and judge each person, and He will be the One to decide what will happen to each of us. It’s too much to risk to not look to do His will. He is not going to ask anyone for their opinion, and least of all, guide Himself by what we think. God is God, and His will shall be done, and He will decide our eternity through what He has established through the Scriptures. So then, are you living a foolish life, thinking that your will shall be done instead of God’s will in the end? Lord bless! John