A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of his vineyard, "For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?"
"Sir", the man replied, "leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down."(Luke 13:6-9, NIV)
This is a parable Jesus told his disciples in the book of Luke. I had to reread it a couple times before I finally understood it. God is the man who owns the vineyard. You and I are the person that takes care of the tree. The tree is our Christian faith. If our faith doesn't bear fruit and thrive, what good is it? What good is our Christian faith if we don't show it? If you don't make it obvious to everyone that you are Christian, you would be just as good not even being Christian. God gives us a second chance to bear fruit, just like in the parable. This blog is about me using my second chance. I have fruit, do you?
"Sir", the man replied, "leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down."(Luke 13:6-9, NIV)
This is a parable Jesus told his disciples in the book of Luke. I had to reread it a couple times before I finally understood it. God is the man who owns the vineyard. You and I are the person that takes care of the tree. The tree is our Christian faith. If our faith doesn't bear fruit and thrive, what good is it? What good is our Christian faith if we don't show it? If you don't make it obvious to everyone that you are Christian, you would be just as good not even being Christian. God gives us a second chance to bear fruit, just like in the parable. This blog is about me using my second chance. I have fruit, do you?
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