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As already mentioned, ‘ Baal Hamon’ can mean ‘Lord of The Harvest’ - See Matt 9:38 and note what our realtionship with the Lord of the Harvest should be like.
We are to be co-labourers
with the Lord of the Harvest - Jesus. As we mature in our love relationship
with Him we will have a revelation of Him as the Lord of the Harvest (a
MISSIONS God).
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“He leased out his vineyard to keepers” - This shows us that we are stewards of what God calls us to tend, be it one disciple, a cell group, a teaching group, a Church (all are His vineyard!). It doesn’t belong to us ! What is the difference in seeing ourselves as stewards rather than owners ? |
This passage shows us that all his vineyard keepers were to grow enough grapes (symbol of Joy - Church is to be a place of Joy) to make 1000 pieces of silver (Shekel). They would give this 1000 pieces of silver to the landowner and in turn receive 200 pieces of silver for their work.
The amazing thing is that now she is able to say ‘my own vineyard is before me!’. Earlier she was working in the wrong vineyard, the wrong place, due to the expectations of others ( 1:6) but now, due to her maturing in the love relationship with her Beloved, she has found her place. We too must find our place in the Lord of the Harvest’s purposes - Ask yourself and the lord, “What and where is my own vineyard ?”.
She not only has found her place, she also is involved in giving of the fruit of her ministry - giving out of everything that He had given her (‘You, O Solomon, may have a thousand (pieces of silver)’). All that we own is given to us by Him - we must be ‘givers’ not ‘takers’ - givers of our time, money, gifts, resources etc..
Notice that the owner gets 100%, the keepers receive 20%. What can we learn from this ? What is the level of our giving ?