Mark 11:13-14 (New International Version) Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it.
Jesus knew it was not the season for fruit to be on that tree but He had the power to force that tree produce it’s fruit. Instead He chose to allow that tree to operate in the natural where it remained barren. In this story the fig tree represented Israel and they chose to operate in the natural and remained barren, in fact in this story the tree withered away. Are you bearing fruit? You should be bearing fruit in all seasons.
Psalm 1:3 (Amplified Bible) And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity].
Jeremiah 17:7-8 (The Message) "But blessed is the man who trusts me, God, the woman who sticks with God. They're like trees replanted in Eden, putting down roots near the rivers—Never a worry through the hottest of summers, never dropping a leaf, Serene and calm through droughts, bearing fresh fruit every season.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
