Wed. morning thoughts

4 thoughts, spiritual and virtual:

* Politics being what they are, I'm thankful that salvation comes by other means. Less government, the better. More Christ, the blessing.

* Skip to next item, since these are not subjects of general interest: sleep (not well, unusually), diet (too much pizza), and dreams (I hardly ever remember).

* I had moved away from the Google Feed Reader, as all things Google. Just found Tiny Tiny RSS. Nice! And hosted for me here. Better! But then again, now I have ~Friendica ... So do I have a real use for #tt-rss? Anybody else have ideas or suggestions for using it? The public links seem to be disconnected in parlamentum.net.

* I thought it would be nice to somehow bring together my English translation of the #devotional, Quick Bible Truths, and Believing Prayer in one spot. I did it here as "Devotional Time." People (read: you) can sign up and get it by email, IM, RSS, iPhone. Hmm, what can #Friendica do on this score?

#rss #politics
via Friendica

God expects fruit

Jesus hopes to find fruit in the life of his people. If he doesn't find it, judgment follows.

Then Jesus told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.
So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, 'For three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue to deplete the soil?'
But the worker answered him, 'Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it. Then if it bears fruit next year, very well, but if not, you can cut it down.'"
Luke 13:9-12 NET

The Lord is patient, as the parable teaches, but the main theme is imminent judgment. God is patient, but his patience has a limit. Jesus told this story against Israel, which would be rejected as God's people. The nation failed to do his work. It was being given one last chance to change.

The same principle applies to the church and to Christians. If we fail to do his will on earth and to do his work, he will cut us off.

Will the patience of God result in our repentance, or will we continue to be unproductive?