Luke 13:6-9
6 He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ 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.’ ”
God looks for fruit of repentance and of a changed life. We receive many chances as He draws us to Himself over the years, but there must be tended to in order to grow deep enough to come to fruition. Likewise, once His we need to rely on grace by faith to feed and cultivate those things that allow fruit bearing. Do we?
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