Learn from the parable of the fig tree – May 22, 2022
Command: Learn the parable of the fig tree
Mark 13:28
28 Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near.
Story: Jerusalem destroyed; Jeremiah freed
2 Kings 25:3–12; Jeremiah 52:6–16; 2 Chronicles 36:18–19; Lamentations 1:1, 16–18; Jeremiah 25:11–14; Jeremiah 40:1–6; Jeremiah 51:7–8, 48; 1:11–12; Jeremiah 43:1–13;
Jerusalem destroyed; Jeremiah freed (Messengers pp. 200-209)
Audio Message:
When meditating on the commands and stories, keep these questions in mind:
- What do I learn about God, Jesus, and/or the Holy Spirit?
- What do I learn about man/ people?
- What troubles or bothers me? What does the Holy Spirit reveal to me in light of this?
- How does the command connect to the story?
- What is God saying to me (or what should I obey) & what am I going to do about it?
- Do I have any fears, doubts, or resistance in keeping this command?
- What does this command reveal about the condition of my heart – what do I really believe and what do I really want?