“The RoseBouquet”

Read this passage and then step back and look at it objectively. I just did, and saw something I’ve never noticed before. Jesus is giving teaching here on how to deal with the uncooperative, and with obstacles. I see one clear principle, but many applications.

First, Jesus was hurrying back to Jerusalem with His disciples in the early morning, having spent the night in Bethany. He was hungry and stopped at a fig tree, only to find it had no fruit. Just leaves. Fig trees bear fruit first, then the leaves come out. It was past time to bear fruit.

He simply said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” It promptly began to wither.

When the disciples expressed astonishment, Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, 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. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

The principle then? If you pray in faith, you can bind up the uncooperative in nature, and you can dispatch out of your way, the things that hinder you.

Does that surprise you? We need to discern carefully what parts of our lives need to be jettisoned for ineffectiveness, and what parts need to be removed to progress in God’s will.

PRAYER: Oh Lord, I discover here that You give me the authority to remove problems from my life. I’ve thought I was stuck with many of them. Help me determine what are the barren fig trees in my life, and the mountains standing in the way of doing Your will. It would be easy to start throwing my will around, commanding things, and problems, and maybe even people out of my way. Protect me from such wrong use of this power. Open my eyes to see Your truth about everything, and to have Your heart of love and wisdom even while I exert the authority You have delegated to me. Amen.

+++++Jesus is my King+++++Jesus is my King+++++

Blessings on you Today!
Ruth Marlene Friesen

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