“管园的说：‘主人，今年且留着它，等我把周围的泥土挖松，加上肥料；”
路加福音 13:8
“And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;”
Luke 13:8
Right before the words of today’s passage, Jesus described how His coming causes division between those who accept Jesus and the new reality He brings and those who reject Him (Luke 12:49–56). Words like these could have led some to interpret tragedies like lives lost in a collapsed tower (13:4) as God’s judgment. But Jesus rejected this way of thinking (v. 5), teaching that we should not condemn others, but instead look at ourselves.
The parable of the barren fig tree (vv. 6–9) illustrates that although God is merciful and has given the world extra time to turn to Him (v. 9), a choice to live in Him must be made. That’s the only way to live fruitfully.
How can you, instead of condemning others, focus more deeply on your response to Christ?
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