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    You know, last night or a few hours ago, I was getting ready to sleep. So, I keep a Bible on my bed and thought that I would read a chapter or so before sleep. So, I was just flipping through the pages of the Bible and as I was coming upon Luke, I saw Luke Chapter thirteen, and at the same moment the words, came out of my mouth, "Luke Thirteen." 

Well, I don't know if I was reading what I was looking at or if it had just come out of my inner belly?

 But I stopped and started reading Luke Thirteen and I didn't even go to the beginning of the chapter, but I started reading concerning the parable of the "Fig Tree."

So, as I was reading it the words had brought great comfort to my soul. Next, I went to bed and woke up a few hours later. 

Well, as I awoke and began meditating on what had happened just a few hours earlier, I started asking the Lord, I said, "Lord, did I glean that and then give you the passage or did you give me the passage?"

In other words, am I 'the gardener" or the guy who planted the Fig Tree?

Is God the gardener or was he the one anticipating the Figs to show? 

"I'm not quite sure, God?" 

And so, as I am trying to figure it out, I am still taking comfort in its personal application to myself.  

Does anybody know what I am saying?

Am I making any kind of sense at all, or can my family be right? 

Luke 13:6-9       New Living Translation

Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

6 Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. 7 Finally, he said to his gardener, ‘I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it down. It’s just taking up space in the garden.’

8 “The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer. 9 If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.’”

John 15:13    New American Standard Bible

13 Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends.

Following taken from "Google AI:"

Did you mean: Would you explain the meaning of the song "O Love that Wilt Not Let Me Go?"

AI Overview

"O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go" is a hymn by George Matheson about finding enduring, faithful divine love (God's love in Christ) amidst profound personal suffering, loss, and darkness, using rich imagery of light, rainbows, and blossoming to express hope and rest in God's unwavering presence, even after earthly loves and joys fade. Written in a moment of deep personal crisis (his sister's wedding, feeling alone after losing his eyesight and fiancée), the hymn celebrates a transcendent, sacrificial love that offers eternal hope, famously culminating in the imagery of the Cross where self-sacrifice yields new life. 

Key Themes & Meaning

Unfailing Divine Love: The central theme is God's relentless, covenant love that pursues and holds onto the believer, even when human relationships falter or disappear.

Hope in Suffering: It transforms pain into purpose, finding joy through sorrow and seeing promise (rainbows after rain) in despair, a direct reflection of Christ's redemptive work.

Sacrifice & Reward: Each stanza shows a giving up (of self, earthly glory) that leads to a greater gain, culminating in the ultimate sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, from which new life (blossoms red) emerges.

Light in Darkness: The hymn contrasts human flickering torches with Christ, the eternal Light, guiding the weary soul through life's trials. 

The Story Behind It

George Matheson's Crisis: A blind Scottish preacher, Matheson wrote this hymn in 1882 on the night his beloved sister married and left him alone, days after he'd faced other significant losses, feeling utterly forsaken.

Instantaneous Inspiration: He claimed the hymn came to him in five minutes, feeling "dictated" by an inner voice, a unique experience for him as he usually struggled with poetry.

A Hymn for the Wounded: It became a powerful song for those experiencing loss, echoing the biblical promise that nothing can separate us from Christ's love (Romans 8:35-39). 

In essence, the song moves from personal desolation to a profound realization that God's powerful, sacrificial love is the ultimate anchor, offering rest and eternal hope where all else fails. 

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