Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waited on his

master shall be honored. Proverbs 27:18

CARING FOR YOUR FIG TREECARING FOR YOUR FIG TREE

Success through

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waited on his

master shall be honored. Proverbs 27:18

How To Be Successful?

Success is easy, even for lowly and simple men.

Take good care of your Boss

eat the fruit from the fig tree. be rewarded by boss.

be diligence and faithful in vocations.

General rule of thumb

• Get ahead, make Boss so happy he cannot resist cutting you in on the real action.

• This happens time and time again; it will happen again.

• A wise servant can be promoted right past a foolish son. (Prov 17:2.)

• Faithful men are rare today (II Tim 3:1-5).

Hard to find faithful men

2Ti 3:1 You must understand this: In the last days there will be violent periods of time.

2Ti 3:2 People will be SELFISH and love MONEY. They will BRAG, be ARROGANT, and use ABUSIVE language. They will CURSE their parents, show NO GRATITTUDE, have NO RESPECT for what is holy,

2Ti 3:3 and lack normal AFFECTION for their families. They will refuse to make PEACE with anyone. They will be SLANDEROUS, lack SELF-CONTROL, be BRUTAL, and have NO LOVE for what is good.

2Ti 3:4 They will be TRAITORS. They will be RECKLESS and CONCEITED. They will love PLEASURE rather than God.

2Ti 3:5 They will appear to have a godly life, but they will not let its power change them. Stay away from such people.

Hard to find faithful men

II Tim 3:1-5

• Faithful men are rare today (II Tim 3:1-5).

• Finding diligence, cheerfulness, punctuality, carefulness and obedience in a worker is not easy. Believe it!

• Find your fig tree and keep it better than others. Success is easy!

Hard to find faithful men

Have U found your fig tree?

Have U found your fig tree?

Joseph Found His Fig treeJoseph Found His Fig tree

• Jacob ran away from home with only a staff.

• 20 years years labor for his uncle.

• He had found a fig tree, a gnarled old tree with potential, and he kept it faithfully in spite of setbacks - Laban!

Jacob Found His Fig treeJacob Found His Fig tree

• Only a plowman when he found his fig tree, the service of God and Elijah.

• He serve both masters that he was given a double portion of Elijah's spirit (I Kings 19:19-21; IIKings 2:1-5).

elisha Found His Fig treeelisha Found His Fig tree

What must I do to succeed?

1. You must find a fig tree. 2. Keep the tree carefully. 3. Do everything on and off

the job to the Lord Jesus, with a single fervent heart committed to His glory (Eph 6:5-7; Col 3:22-23)

1. Find a fig tree.

What must I do to succeed?

• Not all trees are Fig tree.

What must I do to succeed?

Looking alike is not FIG tree. So don't listen to unrealistic possibilities. If they sound too good to be true, they are a lie! Simple enough?! Find a real fig tree!

Pro 12:11 Whoever works his land will have plenty to eat, but the one who chases unrealistic dreams has no sense.

Pro 12:11 Whoever works his land will have plenty to eat, but the one who chases unrealistic dreams has no sense.

Pro 14:23 In hard work there is always something gained, but idle talk leads only to poverty.

Pro 14:23 In hard work there is always something gained, but idle talk leads only to poverty.

What must I do to succeed?

What must I do to succeed?

What must I do to succeed?

2. Look after the Fig tree carefully.

What must I do to succeed?

3. Do everything on and off the job to the Lord Jesus, with a single fervent heart committed to His glory (Eph 6:5-7; Col 3:22-23)

What must I do to succeed?

You put His kingdom first in your life, for which He will add everything else you need or desire

Matt 6:33

Our Glorious Fig Tree

Jesus said, "If any man serve me, him will my Father honour“ (John 12:26)

How much honor? Jesus said again, "Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them“ (Luke 12:37)

No! Can it be true? Verily, there is a reward for the righteous (Ps 58:11)!

How glorious is your honor?

The Blessed and Only Master saying, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord" (Matt 25:21,23).

Here is the truly important fig tree - the Lord Jesus Christ. How are you serving Him? A crown awaits the faithful (IITim 4:7-8)!

"The throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads" (Rev 22:3-4).

Guess & Look No further!

Your Fig Tree is Lord Jesus!Your Fig Tree is Lord Jesus!