Fig Tree Saga

So the saga of the fig tree continues. Last night a female cardinal spent the night in the fig tree. She found warmth from the cold night under the umbrella. Now I must confess, I went to Home Depot and paid thirty four dollars for thirty feet of heat tape. I wrapped the tree trunk with the tape and plugged it in, voila! a warm tree and a bird smart enough to come in out of the cold. This morning at four a.m. it all began to make sense to me. In the Bible the fig tree is a symbol of Israel, you know, God’s people. The Father went to great lengths to save His people, but He was just too human for them, Jesus was the son of Joseph and Mary. He paid with His life in order to bring His people under the umbrella but they preferred to stay out in the cold. So He invited the rest of us to spend the night under His fig tree. So the tree has become a sanctuary from the cold to all who will come under the umbrella of His redemption. It is now five forty a.m., the coldest part of the night, and my heart is warmed to know there is one bird warmed by my provision. She sits there waiting for the morning sun. My brothers and sisters, stay under the umbrella of His love, don’t leave the fig tree, the Son is coming. Jfs

Tit 2:11-14 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
(NKJV)