Active Obedience

 Mathew 21: 28-32

The Parable of the Two Sons

²⁸ “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

²⁹ “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

³⁰ “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.

³¹ “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”

“The first,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. ³² For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

It's easy to agree to something but much more difficult to follow through on it as today's parable illustrates.  Would that there were a pill that simply made it happen. Not so easy, but with a humble trust and submission, an active obedience, we can begin making progress on this elusive but necessary goal. If tax collectors and prostitutes can do it, so can we.  Jesus help me to put my "yes" into action.

Bro. Rene