Friday
Read Luke 13:1-9
13 At that time some
people were there who told Jesus about the Galileans whom Pilate had killed
while they were offering sacrifices to God. 2Jesus answered them,
“Because those Galileans were killed in that way, do you think it proves that
they were worse sinners than all the other Galileans? 3No indeed!
And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they
did. 4What about those eighteen people in Siloam who were killed
when the tower fell on them? Do you suppose this proves that they were worse
than all the other people living in Jerusalem? 5No indeed! And I
tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did.”
6 Then Jesus told them this
parable: “There was once a man who had a fig tree growing in his vineyard. He
went looking for figs on it but found none. 7So he said to his
gardener, ‘Look, for three years I have been coming here looking for figs on
this fig tree, and I haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it go on using up
the soil?’ 8But the gardener answered, ‘Leave it alone, sir, just
one more year; I will dig round it and put in some manure. 9Then if
the tree bears figs next year, so much the better; if not, then you can have it
cut down.’ ”
Think
A story about pending judgment:
Verse 5, unless your repent you will all perish. And a story about grace: Verse 7-9
Every year the fig tree doesn't produce fruit - but the gardener
promises to offer it more help until it eventually comes right.
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