The Word of God can cut right to the point. Have you ever noticed that?
When I was a kid we had an old super 8 movie projector with no sound. As I watched the images of the cartoon reel, I used to make up what I thought the cartoons were about. I had nothing to go on but the actions of the characters since there were no words. And by those actions I had to decide who was good and who was bad.
I wonder, if someone watched a silent reel of our day what would they make of us? What words would they give our actions? What kind of a character would we be?
Still reading along in Matthew, Chapter 21 takes place in Jerusalem (the week before Jesus was crucified). Among many teaches we find this short parable.
"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.'
"'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
"Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.
"Which of the two did what his father wanted?" Matthew 21:28 - 31 (NIV)
It is easy to say "yes" to God, however the way we live our lives will truly say if we meant it.
