SECOND CHANCE

"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.'" "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?'" "But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.'" (Luke 13:6-9, NKJV) I love the way this parable shows God's heart: when we aren't doing well, He doesn't cut us off. He helps us; He enables us to bear fruit; He is there for us. Then we can say, as King David did, "Your gentleness has made me great" (Psalm 18:35 NKJV).