Change today.

““But what do you think? 

A man had two sons. 

He went to the first and said, ‘My son, go, work in the vineyard today.’ 

“He answered, ‘I don’t want to! 

’ Yet later he changed his mind and went.

Then the man went to the other and said the same thing. 

“ ‘I will, sir,’ he answered. But he didn’t go. 

“Which of the two did his father’s will? ” 

“The first,” they said. 

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you! 

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him. 

Tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him, but you, when you saw it, didn’t even change your minds then and believe him.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭21‬:‭28‬-‭32‬ ‭

Notice that both brothers have something in common: they both don’t want to listen.  

They both have their mind set to do what they want to do.  

In their heart of hearts they are both sinfully selfish.  

So, what is Jesus teaching here?

At first you might think it’s the response that sets them apart, but we all know God doesn’t care about lip service.  

God sees the heart. 

Jesus says the main difference is the one who changed his mind vs those who don’t change their minds. 

He mentions prostitutes and money hoarders as those who are the ones doing God’s will over the Bible teachers (Pharisees)!  In other words He couldn’t care less about what position you have in life.  What He wants is the heart.  

A heart to CHANGE. 

In other words, BOTH brothers needed to CHANGE their thinking in order to obey, but only one did so. 

This morning let us remember that our minds need to be CHANGED if you want to follow the voice of God today. 

Everyone has a way of thinking that is sinfully self-centered and therefore the only way to enjoy walking closely with God today is to ask Him to help you change the way you think.  

Renew your mindset every moment (Romans 12:1-2). 

Obedience begins with a change in our minds. 

Love you guys. 

I pray you draw closer to God today.