Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” (Matthew 21:18-19)
When Jesus encounters the fig tree, He finds it fruitless, and He is greatly displeased, because He was hungry. His disappointment with the tree is actually quite surprising, considering the fact that it was not the season for figs.
When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. (Mark 11:13b)
Yet, Jesus cursed the tree for fruitlessness anyway! Why was He expecting figs, even though it was not fig season. My conclusion is this — when Jesus is looking for fruit, we had better have fruit.
Be ready in and out of season. (2 Timothy 4:2)
The Lord does not view times and seasons the way we do. He is not bound by the clock on the wall, because He is sovereign, and His perspective is eternal. When we were born again in the Spirit, He placed eternity in our hearts, and we began to understand life in the Spirit. We have grown in our thinking and doing having entered the realm of the spirit, where nothing is impossible, and the impossible is nothing!
When we rightly esteem the Spirit-filled life, we will always be prepared for the divine moments and encounters Jesus engineers. We are always ready to glorify our God, and we are true to Him no matter the cost!
May the Lord find our branches laden with the fruits of the Spirit, and may Jesus be refreshed and glorified in us no matter the season.
Let's Pray - Father, I realize You will return like a thief in the night. Therefore, I am to be ready for Your return. May You find acceptable spiritual fruit on my branches, and may that fruit refresh You and bring You glory. Amen.
Amen. The natural man nor the carnal man can hear this Word. but those whom are born again and filled with the Holy Ghost receive this by faith. Jesus is speaking loud and clear to my heart. Again I say AMEN.
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