Core Truth: Scripture says of our Lord, “A bruised reed He will not crush, and a smoldering wick, He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.” This parable has been rightly called “The Gospel of Another Chance and the Threat of the Last Chance.”
Scripture: Luke 13:6-9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then He began telling them this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree that had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it, but did not find any; so he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and have found none. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground depleting the soil and blocking the sunlight?’ But he replied to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, just one more year until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; and if it bears fruit after this, fine; but if not, cut it down.’”