Both Repentance And Fruitfulness Required

Luke 13:6 

He spake also this parable; "A certain man had a fig tree 

planted in his vineyard; and he came and 

sought fruit thereon, and found none." 

        
        Our Lord did not hesitate to place great lessons on passing events. It is a art to lead men’s thoughts from the outward and transient to the unseen and eternal. The Holy Spirit often gives us Scripture to use in the happenings of His work, and when men’s hearts are awed and softened there is a outstanding opportunity for striking home.
        We have no right to suppose that sudden disasters prove the presence of special sin in those who are involved in them. Yes, Sin is avenged in this life, but in natural sequences than by some sudden "act of God."  Accidents are not necessarily punishments, and we who witness the sad fate of others, we have no right to congratulate ourselves on our moral or spiritual superiority. Instead of judging others, let us look into our own hearts and repent. "Judge not, that ye be not judged" (Matt. 7:1).     
        The parable of the fig tree, with its three years of effort to secure fruitfulness, was intended primarily for the Jewish Nation compared with our Lord’s three years of Ministry. But it is also of universal application. God is always seeking fruit; love is ever pleading, but sometimes may have to end in judgment.

        Amen!!

Reading: (Luke 13:1-9)
Ref: (HGSB)
        (MSC)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross life Ministry