“And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it…And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them” (Mark 11:11-14;20-24).
Today’s Morsel: Many have tried to determine why Jesus cursed the fig tree when it was not the time for figs to be on the tree? The tree had leaves but no figs. In some places, figs grow on the fig tree before the leaves. This isn’t a story to make you think that Jesus doesn’t know what He was doing, nor is it an error in His word; He’s God, and He created the fig tree, so He knows when the tree should bear. The story isn’t about no figs on the fig tree and Jesus being hungry. The story is to draw our attention to the importance of believing when we pray. As we see Jesus’ answer to Peter when Peter told him the tree was withered away that he cursed. To which Jesus replied, “Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." Faith requires you to simply take God at His word.
Sing: Faith can move mountains, Mountains of fear and of doubt. Faith can move mountains, so why don’t you try your faith out.
Thought For Today: Faith requires you to take God at His word.
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