| October 9 Nothing
But Leaves
When
leaves come out on a fig tree it means that it
is time for harvest. Jesus is not mad
simply because he wanted a fig and found none on
the tree. He curses the tree because it
gives the appearance of being fruitful but in
fact it is worthless.
There are many people who
can appear to be fruitful but they are only
fooling people from a distance. At some
point someone will look for fruit from that
person and not find it.
When Jesus looks for fruit
in our lives and does not find it He is not
pleased. This was the case with the nation
of Israel. The cursing of the fig tree was
a picture of the Israelites.
God had every reason to
expect fruit from the people of Israel.
They had been cared for by God all throughout
their history. They had judges and kings
raised up by God. They had prophets to
tell them the instructions of God. And
they had Jesus come to them. But in the
end they were fruitless and fell under the
judgment of God.
Likewise Christians have
no excuse for fruitlessness. We have the
Word of God and we have the Holy Spirit to help
us. The appearance of fruitfulness isn't
good enough because we will be discovered.
God wants actual fruit from Christians. |
