June 17, 2026
Wednesday, June 17
We see entropy—like the vineyard Solomon mentions in Proverbs 24:30-34--happen in life all the time. When I was in college, our football team was great. One player was a fan favorite. His body seemed chiseled from granite. Tacklers bounced helplessly off him as he pounded the ball down the field. We chanted his name in appreciation. Years later, there was a reunion of that team. Men now in their middle years walked out onto the field at halftime to a standing ovation. When they called this man’s name and he stepped forward, there was an audible gasp in the crowd. We were shocked to see that he had become so overweight he could barely move. I doubt he said to himself one day, “I’m tired of being fit. I think I’ll become morbidly obese.” I am sure it happened slowly, almost imperceptibly, over time.
We’ve all known people who seemed to be happily married, who one day shocked all their friends by divorcing. That doesn’t happen overnight. No matter what they show in the movies, no husband or wife decides one day, “I think I’ll throw away a wonderful relationship.” They grow apart over time. One woman I knew explained the downfall of her marriage: “We were so focused on our three kids. We poured ourselves completely into making our kids as happy and successful as they could be…we raced around to dance recitals, baseball games, PTO meetings. We figured we were just fine as a couple. We’d focus on us when the kids were grown. But somewhere along the way, we woke up and realized that there wasn’t an “us” anymore.” That’s entropy; When you leave stuff untended, it falls apart.
We’re hitting pretty close to home now, aren’t we? We can all surely think of some area of our lives where we’ve gotten complacent, where entropy has begun. Perhaps you’re making silent resolutions right now: “I need to call my dad. I don’t talk to him often enough.” “I’m going to make a budget, so I can finally get out of debt.” “Tomorrow morning, I’m going to start exercising again.”
Those sorts of resolutions are commendable, and I wish you well. But let’s focus on the thing at the root of it all. We’ve each been given a once-in-a-lifetime gift. The God so powerful He created an entire universe with spoken words, so awesome He dwells in unapproachable light, so magnificent angels are captivated just to stand in His presence…that God has said to us, “Let me be your everything. I’ve paid the price for your forgiveness. I’ve justified you by my grace. Now be my child. Share life with me. And I will show you the life I intended when I crafted you in your mother’s womb.” That life, that relationship, is our true vineyard.
Let me be clear: I don’t think we can lose our salvation. Scripture assures us that He won’t cast us out, and no one can snatch us from His hands. But we can miss all the blessings of that relationship. We can waste our lives. We can reject His plan, and live out our days as a walking denial of His power and grace. Tomorrow, we’ll talk more about how entropy can attack our souls. For now, let’s pray:
“Lord, if there is any area of my life where entropy is attacking, show it to me, and give me the discipline to shore up the broken areas. But most of all, show me how to care for my true vineyard, my walk with you. In Jesus’ name, amen.”
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Conroe
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