Luke 13: 6-9- Work for Fruit
Read Luke 13: 6-9- Jesus shared another parable just a little different from many of those he used to teach Biblical lessons. Jesus taught of the man who saw a fig tree that did not bear fruit and wondered why it was not destroyed by the owner. In verses 8 and 9, we see the vision of the owner, "(8) But he answered and said to him, Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. (9) And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down." It is sometimes easy to give up on people while we wait to see if they are going to be productive or not. Jesus is showing us in this parable, we need to actively work to cultivate others and do what we are capable of doing to make people better. We are not to simply sit around and watch but pour into others so they can learn and be given the chance to live well for Christ. We can apply this in other areas of our lives; we must work to help make things better. Proverbs 15:3- The eyes of the Lord a...