29 June 2010
Luke 13:1-9 tells the story of a man who had a fig tree in his vineyard and for three years he came seeking fruit on it but found none. Disappointed, he instructed the keeper of the vineyard to cut it down. The keeper said, “let’s wait one more year and I will dig around it and fertilize it”. The keeper had hope, and therefore gave the fig tree a little more time to bear fruit. In a roundabout way he said, “let’s work a little longer, let’s sow into the barren tree some more and see if it will bear fruit.” Jesus is our keeper today. He has hope for those areas in our lives that are not producing or have not changed. Let God sow into you today because He is doing a new thing. You are worth it.
The first part of this section deals with repentance. Fresh repentance is clearly linked to fruitfulness. May our hearts be inclined today to repent rather than cling to what holds us in captivity. Repentance and our willingness to turn from our error is our only hope to secure a successful future in God.
Pastor Tom
“Leading people to become fully devoted followers of Christ.”