Even though this lengthy allegory’s interpretation covers the entire earth and thousands of years, and could take hours of dissection and analysis…

I want to focus on what we can learn about God.

What does He do in this allegory of an olive tree?

“And it came to pass that the master of the vineyard went forth, and he saw that his olive-tree began to decay; and he said: I will prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it, that perhaps it may shoot forth young and tender branches, and it perish not.” (Jacob 5:4)

God wants to save.

He wants to save me!

He wants to give me as many chances as He possibly can.

He will not give up on me.

He will graft, prune, and dig.

Which is very arduous work.

But He is willing to do on my behalf.

He will help me get nourishment.

He’ll weep when I do not produce good fruit.

He’ll rejoice when I do!

As Elder Kearon so eloquently put, “God is in relentless pursuit of you.”

The allegory of the olive tree can be so overwhelming and complicated to dissect all at once.

But this allegory becomes so special and personal when we look at what we can learn about the nature of God.

It shows the great lengths that He will go, out of love, to save each person.

You are worth saving!

You are worth Heavenly Father’s time, effort, and attention, even more so than the olive tree.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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