These verses were the first part of the sermon last night and I thought it was neat the way the preacher explained it. I never thought 3 little verses could mean so much but he made these verses hit home for me last night. We think that the fig tree is a little bush and in most Sunday school pictures that is how it is shown but it is not. It is a big, strong, tall tree. Jesus cursed the big dig tree. To the disciples and to us, it might seem silly that Jesus cursed a tree at first but when you really look into it is not so silly.
The fig tree only had leaves on it and was bearing no fruit. Even though it wasn't the time of season for it to bear fruit Jesus still put a curse on it. Why? You might be asking. To Jesus, it was a lesson for his disciples. One other important thing it also said that Jesus was hungry and that is the only time that is mentioned in the Bible. This is my thought on the writer putting that phase in that about Jesus being hungry. People are hungry for God all around us, all the time.
Jesus wanted/needed something to eat and to make Him well but the tree didn't have anything yet. All the tree had was leaves. The tree looked great on the outside but it wasn't growing any fruit for people to eat. It hit me last night when the preacher said that we are like that fig tree sometimes. We look good on the outside but not the inside. We are not as fruitful as we should be.
We get so caught up and busy in our own things that we forget about what Jesus wants us to do or where He has us in our life. We always want something better for us when we know that Jesus knows us best. We put a front on the outside, when really we are hurting on the inside and sometimes when we are hurting we should share that with people. We should share it because then people can see how God is working in our lives by turning the "bad" into the "good". When we have those close friendships, people can see God working through us. Changing us for who He wants us to be.
A phase that really got to me last night during the sermon was, "Christ wants more then busyness and posers." He wants lives that bears fruit for Him and only Him. He wants us to live for Him. If we are busy trying to reach a level at work or make something of ourselves but not looking towards Him, it is wasteful. He will put a curse on us like He did the fig tree but if we are fruitful and keep being that then He will bless us beyond more then we can ever think.
There is a second part the sermon about the cleansing of the Temple that I will write about later this week. Probably around Wednesday.
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