Luke 13:6-9

Luke 13:6-9

1. We learn that where God gives spiritual privileges He expects proportionate returns.
2. We learn that it is a most dangerous thing to be unfruitful under great religious privileges.
3. We learn what an infinite debt we all owe to God's mercy and Christ's intercession.

"Few things are so much forgotten by men as the close connection between privilege and responsibility."

"Never let us forget that to be content with sitting in the congregation and hearing sermons, while we bear no fruit in our lives, is conduct which is most offensive to God. It provokes Him to cut us off suddenly, and that without remedy."

"Mercy has been truly called the darling attribute of God. Power, justice, purity, holiness, wisdom, unchangeableness, are all parts of God's character, and have all been manifested to the world in a thousand ways, both in His works and in His word. But if there is one part of His perfections which He is pleased to exhibit to man more clearly than another, beyond doubt that part is mercy. He is a God that "delights in mercy.""

Questions:

1. Whether you are listening from Canada, America, North Macedonia, Indonesia, or anywhere else in the world, if we have the Bible and are exposed to the whole counsel of God, God is looking for fruit. Do we take the truths we know for granted or are they bearing fruit in our lives? What is some of the fruit, and would you not give God the glory for it?

2. We heard of God’s long-suffering and of His delighting in mercy. Let us think back to our past, and consider how God has shown mercy and been patient with us.