(From & Excerpts & applications of Eastside Community Church Service - Pastor Riaan Niemand)
1. Fig trees are sought after.
Jesus told his story to real people. These lessons are real from a real God dealing with Real people. We are precious in God's eyes, each one of us.
Incredible truth is that God was willing to send his Son for each one of us.
2. Uselessness invites disaster.
Everyday the God that Loves us with a love we can't explain, looks at us each day to see the fruit he want from each of us.
However, if we are not fruitful and only live a life focused on ourselves we end up dead & lifeless.
3. Nothing survives that just takes & takes
We as Christians often just want to feel nice. To just take and not focus on God as our center and to give back what God gave us. The challenge is to heal the broken hearted, by going into the broken world through the life that God has called us to.
Can you imagine if we all were as fruitful as God intended for each of us.
4. The reality of a second chance
God gives second chance. Jesus lived by different set of rules. As He hung on the cross He asked God to forgive them as they know not what they do.
5. The finality of not being useful.
There won't always be another chance. (Matthew 21:17-20). The warning of the fig tree. God is a God of second chance, IF we submit to the Holy Spirit.
Application
God has placed his hand on us, each one of us. We are His fig trees! We are placed to produced fruit love a fruitful fig tree.
This is an awesome message for all sportsmen & women. This is each of our stories.
Are we bearing a lifestyle of fruitfulness or one of sin?
Am I willing to bear God's fruit for him?
What are we embracing today?
Go & bear fruit!!!
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