People want to get Jesus's thoughts on some atrocity that Pontius Pilate ordered:

"Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices."

Luke 13:1

As usual, Jesus flips around the question by first offering another tragic example from current events, and then putting the question back to the questioners:

² Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?³ I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. ⁴ Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? ⁵ I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

Luke 13:2-5

The little parable he then tells about the fig tree makes the point that it's not too late to repent, but that God's judgment won't be put off forever.

A good message for all of us today.

Today’s Scripture:

Luke 13:1-17

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