195th Post Jesus on Faith Con't. - Matthew 21: 21 - 22

Matthew 21: 21 - 22; Mark 11: 22 - 23; Luke 17: 6. Jesus curses the fig tree.
Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, "Be removed and be cast into the sea," it will be done. And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.
This passage was spoken by Jesus during the last week of His earthly ministry. This passage can be hard to understand without explanation. Jesus was having trouble with the disciples and strengthening their faith; and the unbelief of His followers, and the up swell of hatred of Him by the religious leaders. This story takes place early in the week of His last week before He was to die on the cross. Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem from Bethany and He is hungry, He sees a fig tree already in leaf. This is not the season for figs, the tree has leaves on it, which means the fruit has already come out. Jesus goes out of His way to go to the fig tree for fruit, but finds no fruit on the tree at all. Jesus gets angry and curses the tree for its lack of fruit, and the tree starts to wither and die on the spot. The disciples feel Jesus over reacted when He caused the tree to die. You may feel the same way when reading this passage. Hopefully, after this explanation, you will understand why Jesus did what He did. I am again at the end of my allotted space with more to say on this subject. This will be continued next post.