‘Then the Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad.”’
Jeremiah 24:3
I’m learning.
And.
God.
Has been.
Faithful.
In.
Teaching me.
That.
I.
Will be.
Judged.
By.
The fruit.
I produce!
This morning.
In.
Bible study.
Brother Jay.
Read.
From.
Luke 13:6-9.
That.
Contains.
The parable.
Of.
The barren.
Fig tree.
First.
I must.
Point out.
That.
Jesus.
Speaks.
In.
Parables.
Because.
There’s.
A deeper.
Meaning.
In what.
He’s explaining.
Also.
He.
Speaks.
In.
Parables.
Because.
Many people.
Hearts.
Have.
Turned.
Cold.
And.
They refuse.
To listen.
Therefore.
Parables.
Are
Used.
For them.
To seek.
Jesus.
And.
Allow.
God.
To.
Transform.
Their hearts.
So.
They can.
Understand.
The true.
Meaning.
‘For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.’’
Matthew 13:15
Second.
Figs.
Are.
Produced.
From.
A tree.
‘He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. ‘
Luke 13:6
However.
A fig tree.
Is.
Only.
Useful.
If.
It can.
Produce.
Good fruit.
That.
Can be.
Eaten.
‘Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ ‘
Luke 13:7
Ultimately.
If.
It can’t.
Produce.
Any.
Good fruit.
Within.
A given.
Time frame.
Then.
It.
Must be.
Cut down.
‘But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ”’
Luke 13:8-9
Look.
We are.
On.
The clock.
God.
Has.
Given us.
A time frame.
To.
Produce.
Good fruit.
And.
If.
We don’t.
Our time.
Is.
Cut off.
However.
I do.
Want.
You.
To know.
That.
God.
Doesn’t.
Want us.
To perish.
‘The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.’
II Peter 3:9
But.
We must.
Repent.
If.
We are.
Wasting time.
Producing.
Bad fruit!
I pray.
That you.
Stop playing.
Around.
With.
The time.
God.
Has.
Given you!
And.
Produce.
Good fruit.
Where.
He’s.
Planted you!
I love you!
And.
I pray that your day is blessed!
In Jesus name, Amen!
