DEAR PARENT<br > Jesus told the Parable of the Two Sons (Matt. 21:28-32)<br >during a confrontation between Himself and members of the<br >Sanhedrin， the supreme Jewish council. Jesus had made His<br >dramatic Palm Sunday entrance into Jerusalem; He had<br >driven the moneychangers and merchandisers from the<br >Temple. Now in the final days before His death， He was<br >staying in Bethany， just a short distance from Jerusalem，<br >and going daily to the city to teach.<br > The Sanhedrin had already decided that Jesus must die，<br >and they were seeking evidence to justify their decision. "By<br >what authority are You doing these things?" they asked.<br > Christ responded to their question with a question of His<br >own， a question the chief priests and elders were not willing<br >to answer. He then told the story of the two sons， and His<br >message was clear: The leaders of Israel had promised to<br >obey God， but they were not willing to follow Him and do His<br >will; they were like the second son who promised to take part<br >in the harvest but did not do so.<br > The message is also clear for us: It is not enough for us to<br >say we believe in Jesus and that we will follow Him. We must<br >also accept Him in our hearts， and in our life， and we must<br >work for Him in His kingdom. Which son are you like?<br >THE EDITOR<br >