Daily Devotions
April 15th, 2019 by Pastor SolleyMatt 21:17-22 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
KJV
What to do on Monday? Palm Sunday began what many believe to be the most significant week in the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ, this passage takes place on Monday morning as Jesus returns to Jerusalem after spending the night in Bethany. I want to look this week at some of the events of that week. The first lesson is the barren fig tree. Jesus expected to find fruit on that tree, the account in Mark shows that as well and while that points to Israel and their lack of fruit for the Lord I want to apply it to the Christian today. Jesus does expect to find fruit, spiritual fruit in our lives, He does not want to find us barren. Jesus cursed that fig tree and it withered away. Israel because of a lack of fruit was placed on a side track if you would and the nation withered away. They are still God’s people, God is not finished with Israel, they will look to Jesus Christ during the tribulation period. But from the time they rejected their Messiah they have been apart, cursed, and bear no fruit. The same thing can happen to a Christian. We will not have our salvation taken away, but what is our life worth if we bear no fruit for the Lord? Many are living a cursed life, have been put on a side track, and have nothing to show for being a Christian because they chose to bear no fruit for our wonderful Lord.
April 15th, 2019 at 6:53 am
Last night I had a student ask a very serious ? He asked where did God come from? I explained that God is the Alpha and the Omega the beginning and the end.He always existed. Then explained that it takes faith to believe. Even explained how the bible reveals and lines up with events from creation to the end times, explained why God made man and angels, explained that God lives in his kingdom and he is preparing a place for his saints. He still was puzzled. Is there anything I can explain more? We talked how one must have faith then comes salvation. Without faith in God and his existence there is no salvation.