"And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet." ( Mark 11:13)
Do you ever come to a tree expecting fruit and find only leaves?
Jesus came to such a tree.
When Jesus came, Israel should have recognized Him as God, and received Him as God. As a whole, the nation Israel did not receive Him as the Son of God. "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not." ( John 1:11)
Israel, and all who received Him not, had only leaves, when they should have had fruit.
It was their time, it was their season; they should have been ready, they should have had fruit; they were not ready, they had only leaves.
But there is hope, Israel will bear fruit in the future.
Sometimes we come to a tree that should be bearing fruit, and it is not. Maybe sometime in the future it will bear fruit, just not at this time when you stand before it.
Jesus expected fruit, and did not find it.
There is a tree we can always find bearing fruit. At all times, in all seasons, this tree is never barren. It bears all manner of fruits, not just one kind. The fruit of this tree satisfies all hunger, and affords all healing.
We can come and sit under the shade of this tree and eat freely.
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Do you ever come to a tree expecting fruit and find only leaves?
Jesus came to such a tree.
When Jesus came, Israel should have recognized Him as God, and received Him as God. As a whole, the nation Israel did not receive Him as the Son of God. "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not." ( John 1:11)
Israel, and all who received Him not, had only leaves, when they should have had fruit.
It was their time, it was their season; they should have been ready, they should have had fruit; they were not ready, they had only leaves.
But there is hope, Israel will bear fruit in the future.
Sometimes we come to a tree that should be bearing fruit, and it is not. Maybe sometime in the future it will bear fruit, just not at this time when you stand before it.
Jesus expected fruit, and did not find it.
There is a tree we can always find bearing fruit. At all times, in all seasons, this tree is never barren. It bears all manner of fruits, not just one kind. The fruit of this tree satisfies all hunger, and affords all healing.
We can come and sit under the shade of this tree and eat freely.
This tree is Jesus.
"O taste and see that the LORD is good."
Whosever will, let him eat of this tree freely.
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