Mark 11:12-14
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
12 The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus felt hungry. 13 He noticed a fig tree a little way off that was in full leaf, so he went over to see if he could find any figs on it. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. 14 Then Jesus said to the tree, "May no one ever eat your fruit again!" And the disciples heard him say it. (NLT)
On Wednesday we will see more of an explanation of this but here we can ask ourselves a couple of important questions, am I bearing fruit in my life for Christ? Are my leaves green and flourishing but no fruit? Jesus was not angry with the tree but disappointed. We are to produce fruit in our lives “in season and out of season.” We are to become fishers of men. We may not be called to be an evangelist but we are all called to witness. We are all called to bear fruit. If we are not bearing fruit through faith then we are of no use to our King. Not something fun to think about but nevertheless true. We should be encouraged when God shows us areas of our lives that need to change or where we need to grow or who we should be witnessing to. By this we know God loves us and wants to use us. Looking inside ourselves may not always be fun but the end result is that it brings glory to God when we change and become more like Jesus.

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