Similarly, we must examine our Christian living, and check if we too are exploding with leaves having an impression of holiness and salvation, but in reality, not producing any fruit? We are required to have the fruit of righteousness and have a genuine relationship with Christ displayed both in word and deed. But in reality, it was an outward appearance but without any evidence of fruit.
Jesus said ask and you shall receive full#
On the outside, they were full of leaves and in the appearance of a fruit-bearing people. When Jesus came to the tree, there was a full covering of leaf however, there was no sign of any fruit. Seeing leaves on the fig tree, he was expecting to see fruit on it. After Jesus entered Jerusalem with much fanfare and celebration for the Passover, the next day He travels to Bethany, and along the way, He sees a fig tree.
Likewise, by cursing the fig tree, Jesus was teaching a lesson about “fruitlessness” and outward appearance. An example of this can be found in Jeremiah 32, where the prophet Jeremiah purchases a field in Judah during the siege of Babylon to show that the inhabitants would return one day, after the captivity. This is similar to Old Testament prophets who would sometimes perform enacted parables in which their actions conveyed a truth from God.
Jesus is the master teacher, and this was a parable in action to illustrate and teach a spiritual truth. When Jesus makes this statement after cursing the fig tree (Mark 11:12-14), He begins by saying “therefore”, meaning we need to pay attention to what just happened before these verses to understand what He is just about to say. You might think it is “good” for you, but God sees all things, and he knows the outcome of every decision.
Jesus said ask and you shall receive how to#
Jesus says in Matthew 7:11 “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” If you ask Him something that is not good for you and God knows that, then He is not going to do that for you. We should never take any verse in isolation instead, we are to read it in its context and in light of what the rest of the Bible has to say as well.įor example, when Jesus says in Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you ” When you read this passage in isolation, it looks like there is no condition, but all we need to do is to read a few verses later. To avoid this mistake, whenever we interpret scripture, we need to do so in line with other scriptures. Some can jump to the conclusion that this is a blanket promise, and if you just have the right amount of faith and you pray enough, then anything you ask will be granted to you.
After doing so, Jesus teaches His disciples a lesson about prayer and faith in Mark 11:20-25. They were religious on the outside, but in reality, there was no real fruit being produced. In cursing the fig tree, Jesus was showing that the whole nation had become spiritually barren before the Lord. The passage in which Jesus declares this is when we read about the lesson from the withered fig tree in Mark 11:12-14. Let us examine scriptures to identify the correct way to interpret Mark 11:24 (and the other similar scriptures). In a sense that you can ask anything of the Lord and He will give it to you no matter what it is just as long as you keep asking or by increasing in faith. This verse is similar to other passages in the Bible that speak about prayer and receiving by believing. Mark 11:24 “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
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