Saturday August 08th, 2020
Memorize: John 15:1-2
« “I, Jesus, am the true vine; my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that does not produce fruit. And he trims and cleans every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce even more fruit. »
Read: Isaiah 5:1-7
God called Isaiah to tell the people that He loved them and that He would send a Savior—someone who would save the world from sin. The Lord spoke through Isaiah, the first prophet to the people of Judah, saying, “Listen as I sing you a song about my friend and his vineyard:
My friend had a vineyard on a fertile hill;
He built a winepress and tower.
He planted and pruned the vines with skill,
But every last grape was sour!”
Israel was the vineyard of the Lord and the people were the vines He had planted. The Lord of the vineyard expected the very best because He had done everything He could, but the sin of the people made the grapes sour.
How can I keep from turning sour?
Do you like eating lemons? If you do, then you would probably like sour grapes too! However, most people plant a vine to get tasty, sweet grapes; and if they do want something sour, they may plant a lemon tree as well. But imagine if you wanted to enjoy a glass of sweet grape juice and it tasted awfully sour. Pull a face to show how disgusted you would be.
We can become sour by having a wrong attitude (like not forgiving someone). But sour people are not friendly, happy people. If you are struggling to be sweet, ask Jesus to prune away those things in your life that keep you from bearing good fruit. As you live in the sunshine of God’s love and let the Holy Spirit’s goodness flow into you, you will please Jesus—the Gardener of your life—and be a blessing to many as well.
Study questions:
1- What does it means to produce fruits? Give an example
2- In your own words, explain today’s memory verse.
3. List five characteristics of a sweet person and five characteristics of a sour person
Author: Dave Strehler
Text edited by Naomie
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