VINEYARD, HUSBANDMEN AND THE VINE:

"And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country" (Mark 12:1)

Jesus planted a fruitful vineyard and hedges it, then let it out to husbandmen and went back to his home in heaven. Very soon He will come back, but will he find the husbandmen taking care of His vineyard or they will be unfaithful, lazy and allow “wild grapes” to grow on the vines? Proverb 15:19 says, "The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the upright is a highway".

Who are the husbandmen? Words that describe the husbandman are shepherd, husband, farmer, gardener, etc. In this post, it is referring to “a woman’s spouse: the man to whom a woman is married; those who use and manage something economically and sensibly, e.g. resources, money and family. The vineyard speaks of two things: the church and marriage. God has ordained Pastors to take care of His Church and Husbands to take care of Marriage and remain faithful to their spouses.

Marriage is the vineyard of the Lord, representing the spiritual union between Christ and the Church. Prophet Isaiah says, “Now let me sing to my Well-beloved a song of my Beloved (Jesus) regarding His vineyard (Church/Marriage): My Well-beloved has a vineyard on a very fruitful hill. He dug it up and cleared out its stones, and planted it with the choicest vine (woman). He built a tower in its midst, and also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes (sexual pleasure), but it brought forth wild grapes. "And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard. What more could have been done to My vineyard that I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes?” Isa 5:1-4

Just like how so many pastors are unfaithful to the Lord, so many husbands are unfaithful to their wives. And the Lord says in verses 5, "And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the HEDGES thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down.”

Why will God remove the hedge? Because one of the marriage partner is unfaithful and break the marriage vow. And the only way to stop God from removing the hedge is for the faithful partner to “make up the hedge” (Ez.22:30) through prophetic prayers. Husbands who fears the Lord and remain faithful to one wife, are blessed by God and make their wives becomes a fruitful vine, producing “good grapes”. But when they are unfaithful, the vine will produce “wild grapes”. “Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, your children like olive plants all around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the LORD”. Ps 128:3-4

Because of his unfaithfulness, he is no longer interested in having sex with his wife. Each time he sleeps with her, her sweet grapes taste sore to him and he will prefer the other strange woman than his married wife because “Stolen water (adultery) is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant." But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of hell” Prov 9:17-18. The husband that fear the Lord and remain faithful to his wife will wake up each day and see her budding with freshness and the grapes blossoming. Solomon gave us a good picture of faithful spouses in Song 7:12, “Let us get up early to the vineyards (marriage bed); Let us see if the vine (woman) has budded (ready for sex), Whether the grape (lubrication of her vagina) blossoms are open, And the pomegranates (sexual erotic zones) are in bloom (active or in the mood). There I will give you my love (have sex)”. The grape speaks of her erotic zones. The man is captivated by her because she is blooming, flourishing, budding and in the mood…wow. But once he is unfaithful, the same sweet grapes he got from the wife turns to wild and bitter grapes.

If he is no longer interested in having sex with you, but with the other woman, you can break the unholy sexual cords and bring back the sexual vibes in your marriage through prophetic prayers.