Let us meditate on the parable of BARREN FIG
TREE mentioned by Lord Yeshua our Messiah in the gospel of Luke chapter 13 from
verses 6 to 9. A certain man who owned a vineyard observed a barren fig tree in
his vineyard. He said to the dresser of the vineyard, Behold, these three years
I come seeking fruit in this fig tree and find none. Cut it down, why does it
encumber the ground?
And answering he said to him: Lord, let it
alone this year also until I dig around it and throw manure. And if it bears
fruits, well and if not, then after that you shall cut it down.
Fig tree depicts a Christian believer. This
parable talks about the duty of every Christian believer on this earth. We are
enjoying freely available GRACE through the precious sacrifice of Lord Yeshua on
the cross. However, we have a certain responsibility in the body of Christ, it
can’t be ignored in any case, otherwise, we will be punished by living GOD. Yes,
we will be punished by living GOD if we do not bear fruits.
As it is written: Philippians 1:11 being
filled with the
fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ, to
the glory and praise of God.
We need to fruits of
righteousness through Lord Jesus Christ (Lord Yeshua our Messiah) in our life
otherwise, we know all very well what may happen with the barren fig tree, it
will be cut down.
How can we have the fruits
of righteousness in our life? We live in an unrighteous world, full of
corruption which talks about peace but rejects the prince of peace. The world talks about love sitting on hatred, disapproving of the unconditional love of GOD.
As it is written; 2 Peter 1:4 through which
He has given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that by these
you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that
is in the world through lust.
We have exceedingly
great and precious promises in lord Yeshua our Messiah to sanctify from the
corruption of the world. Holy Bible is not only to be read once or twice a
day and then keep it safely on the shelf, rather we have to chew and meditate
on the great and precious promises which become active in Christ every time we
face a challenging situation or circumstance in our life. Proclaim the great
and precious promises through Christ to receive victory in your situation. This is the beginning point for the process of
bearing fruits of righteousness.
There is an open
invitation of God’s love manifested through his begotten Son Lord Yeshua our
Messiah. Don’t be double-minded. As it is written; James 4:8 Draw near to God, and
He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners; and purify your hearts, double-minded ones.
Adonai
Yeshua our Messiah is coming Soon!
By: Dr. Shine David
