As he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, Luke 10:13 We often forget that although Jesus did indeed teach the Jews the true meaning of the Sabbath, Jesus did not break with all of the Jewish practices. He didn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. He taught, in the synagogue,…

Perhaps it will produce fruit next year, but if not, you can cut it down. Luke 13:9 There it is, one of the mysteries of the wisdom of God. People ‘might’ do, and ‘perhaps’ will do all sorts of things. But God knows exactly what we will do. Heavenly Father, thank You for Your wisdom!…

But he replied to him, ‘Sir, leave it this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.’ Luke 13:8 We could use some spiritual fertilizer in our day. So often we are weak and unable to bear the fruit that should be expected. We tend to see people working to tear each other…

He told the vineyard worker, ‘Listen, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it even waste the soil? ‘ (Lk. 13:7 CSB) Luke 13:7 The fig tree took up room in a space otherwise meant for grapes. Figs are sometimes…

And He told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and found none.’ Luke 13:6 Jesus here gives this parable about the nation of Israel. Jesus came looking for fruit. Though there were many in Israel who listened to Christ, there…

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well. Luke 13:5 Though mercy is offered, God is not mocked. Judgement is not postponed forever. And God doesn’t play favorites. Heavenly Father, You are glorious, powerful, just, and righteous! Your judgement is perfect. We cannot fault You. All that You have…

Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam fell on and killed—do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem? Luke 13:4 Jesus brings up yet another example of instant death. Why does He emphasize His point in this way? In hopes that His hearers would take the…

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well! Luke 13:3 This isn’t one of the things we like to hear from Jesus. But Jesus tells the truth. The message He is giving them here is a national one. The Jewish nation was preparing to reject their Messiah. The awful…

And He responded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all Galileans because they suffered these things? Luke 13:2 The questions Jesus asked present to us a fascinating study. The question He asks here is quite a revealing one. This may have been a subject that He and His disciples…

At that time, some people came and reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Luke 13:1 Though I do not know of this particular event being recorded elsewhere, it is entirely consistent with the tenor of Pilate’s ‘relationship’ with the Jews, and Herod. Of course, those who reported…