Kingdom Responsibility

You can either reject the Son and lose the kingdom; or, receive Him and steward it. We all carry various responsibilities: jobs, families, church—the list goes on and on. In Matthew 21:33-46, Jesus teaches us something about kingdom responsibility. The Parable of the Tenants, from one angle, is a parable about the religious leaders rejecting Jesus, the Son of God. From another angle, it's a parable about kingdom responsibility or stewardship. It's a parable that forces non-Christians to ask: 'What do I make of Jesus?' and Christians to ask: 'What do I make of my life—how am I stewarding the kingdom responsibility that's been given to me?' You can either reject the Son and lose the kingdom; or, receive Him and steward it. There really isn't an in-between.