Tuesday 27 Sep 2022

September 27: Mark 11:12-26

Key Verse: Mark 11:22
‘Have faith in God,’ Jesus answered.

Devotion:
This story about Jesus cursing the fig tree may seem a bit bizarre or even cruel, but we should be focusing on the outcome of the story and not the physical aspects most of us see. The physical aspect is Jesus cursed the fig tree and a while later when they came back and saw the fig tree, it had withered from the roots and was good for nothing now!

We should not be looking at this and saying we are like the fig tree and we are being punished and we have nothing to live for… What we need to focus on is what God can do for and with us and not what the world can do and does to us! If we focus on what the world can do we are going to be despondent and hurting because all we can see is failure or hurting…

If we can separate our thoughts from the obvious earthly events and try to see what God could be doing with us, we are going to see a whole new way of living! God does not want any of us to be like the fig tree and good for nothing. He wants us all to be fruitful and beacons of light for Him. Do not forget that we have the choice as to what we want to do in our lives. If we choose to follow Christ and allow Him to guide us in the best path forward, we are going to see all manner of opening for us to move forward with.

These are the openings God creates so we can be fruitful and how we can do His will in our lives. God reminds the disciples here that prayer is very powerful because God is behind the answering of prayers. If we do honestly and openly work with God through praying to Him and listening out for answers to those prayers, we will see extraordinary results we thought not possible before!

Points to Ponder:
How often do you pray honestly and openly to God?

How often and long do you wait for answers to those prayers?