Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed.
Luke 13:6
The parables lesson is clear: time will run out for repentance. God is long-suffering, patient, not wanting no one to perish.
The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people’s conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9 (AMPC)
While we cry, “Come Jesus come,” we should also beg for more time, for more to come to know Christ as Savior.
William Barclay drew several wise points of application from this:
“There is a time for felling fruitless trees, and there is an appointed season for hewing down and casting into the fire the useless sinner.” - Charles Spurgeon
Wow; useless sinner.
I don’t want to just take up space in God’s Garden, to be considered useless.
Brand new to me in regards in Luke 13:10-17.
“Birds lodging in the branches most probably refers to elements of corruption which take refuge in the very shadow of Christianity.” - G. Campbell Morgan
Check out Enduringword.org. Luke 13.
Live like time will run out. Be urgent with the message of repentance and salvation.
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