Significance

A few weeks ago we had a guest preacher at our church named Dr. Joel Gregory. 

During his sermon he said, “The urgent is rarely the significant.”

As he shared the parable of the fig tree, he pointed out that the bearing of fruit in your life is what is significant. In the parable the fig tree did not bear fruit, and was ordered to be cut down. The vinedresser asked for one more year to allow the tree to bear fruit. 

How often in our life are we so busy rushing from one thing to the next, that we don’t really focus on what’s most important? 

Sometimes we think that if we are focusing on the urgent then we are doing something important. Often times we are conforming to the world’s standards which can leave us feeling empty in the end. Take a moment to reevaluate urgency vs significance in your own life. 

Dr. Gregory concluded his sermon by reminding us that if we abide in Jesus we will bear significant fruit, and be a blessing to others.