What more could I have been?
(Isaiah 5:3, TLB)
Listen to this parable: “My well-beloved hath a vineyard. He fenced it, gathered out the stones, planted it with the choicest vine, built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine press; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes” (Isaiah 5:2). Next, God asks the question, “What more could I have done?”
You say, “What does it all mean?” The vineyard is a picture of the church. (See John 15:5.) We read, “He fenced it”—divine protection! David said, “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalms 91:1–2). Then He “gathered out the stones.” He’s opened the way! The last stone was removed on Easter morning. Next, He “made a winepress”—that’s a picture of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “Ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you” (Acts 1:8). Finally we read, “He planted it with the choicest vine.” What a picture of Jesus—your source, your strength, and your Savior.
Now after He did all this, what did He get back? Sour grapes! Have you met them? They’re smart enough to graduate, but foolish enough to say “no” to eternal life. They’re smart enough to split the atom, but foolish enough to reject the Sermon on the Mount. Have you accepted God’s gift of eternal life?
You may die unsaved, but you’ll never die unloved. Today God is asking you, “What more could I do?” Why don’t you give Him your life?1
1 Gass, B. (1998). A Fresh Word For Today : 365 Insights For Daily Living (p. 292). Bridge-Logos Publishers.
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