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As you read the devotional and Isaiah 5 today, consider that the vineyard can be any nation that the Lord has called to serve Him and to bear fruit for Him. Yes, the verses are applicable to Israel first, of course, but are they not also applicable to the current nations of the world? God has blessed the United States for many years with abundance, prosperity and a reputation as a world leader. As I watch our slowly losing all of this because of our great determination to go our own way and against God, I am not surprised that the vineyard is not producing fruit. We who are Christians need to produce fruit, pray for God’s mercy on our land and give the fruit that we produce to others so that they, too, may know of God’s goodness and provision. We are not producing fruit to consume it ourselves; its purpose is to feed others so that they may live an abundant and God-fearing life.
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You nailed it with this post. As an over seas missionary for years, living in remote undeveloped countries it was hard to come back to the US, the country of ease. I cannot tell how many of missionaries would tell you how hard it is to shop with so many choices. It’s over whelming, everything about the US when you have lived as we have. I am grateful for it but know the abundants had taken its toll on us. thank for commenting on my post.
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We are called by Jesus to bear fruit for His Father’s glory. This purpose can help any believer stay focused on what is really at stake.
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