Our Scripture reading today is Luke 20:15-16.
Verse 16, "He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid."
The time had come for judgment to take place in the lives of the husbandmen who had rejected the son and the owner of the vineyard. Every opportunity had been given to them to do right and each time they showed the condition of their heart.
God is very merciful. We can see His mercy on full display every day. Even in our society which continually rejects His Word, He is longsuffering and not willing that any should perish. However, there will come a time when His judgment and wrath will be poured out on those who have rejected His Son. Revelation 16:6, "And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth." May we take advantage of every opportunity we have to deliver the truth of God's gift of eternal life.