18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.
20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.
21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” Matthew 21
We often hear about "faith the size of a mustard seed." But, what about this passage on faith? There are several good lessons here:
1) Jesus went to the tree to harvest its fruit. The fruit wasn't there. So he cursed the tree and it died instantly. Sound familiar? He's going to to the same thing when he returns to earth in the end times. Remember though, it's not a tree he will look for fruit on it's you and me. Will you wither?
2) Faith and do not doubt? Really? I can tell the mountain to get up and be thrown into the sea??
Yes. Today I saw amazing footage of a tornado in the Dallas area. The funnel cloud was picking up tractor trailers and tossing them around like leaves in the wind. I cannot wrap my simple mind around moving a moutain? Or can I? Jesus said it and it's true! The bible gives several examples of ordinary people doing extrordinary things with God's power. It may not be a moutain literally in your life but remember God's power and love are infinate, and both are available to you.
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