Jesus told them this parable: "There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none, he said to the gardener, 'For three years now I have come and search of fruit on this fig tree but have none. So cut it down. Why should it exhaust the soil?' He said to him in reply, 'Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it down."
Consideration: This passage speaks of a loving God who is very patient with his children, even though we are not producing fruit. We are given the time to be cultivated and nurtured so that one day we will bear fruit. God loves us! We are given a limited amount of time to turn our sinful lives around and produce fruit for the Kingdom of God. Be not afraid, God is waiting for us to say yes...He will do the rest.
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