"And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
In response Jesus said to it, "Let no one eat fruit from you ever again." And His disciples heard it."
Mark 11:13-14 (NKJV)
Normally when you are in a conversation with someone, you and the other person will be talking back and forth, with one of you speaking and then the other person responding. It would not be a conversation if only one person spoke, and it would be strange for someone to speak to another person and the second person never said anything. Usually, when someone talks to you, you then give a response. In fact, if you did not respond to something that was said, then it could be implied that you agree with what was said.
Many Christians know the story of Jesus and the fig tree and how Jesus came to the fig tree but did not find any figs. The fig tree had leaves, which would normally indicate that there were also figs on the tree, but there were no figs. As it says in Mark 11:14, Jesus responded to the fig tree and He said something. The word used here for respond is translated as answer in other translations of the Bible, and this word can mean to answer a question or to speak after something else is said.
In Mark 11, Jesus came to the fig tree that had leaves but no figs. You could say it this way, the tree spoke by having leaves but no figs, and Jesus responded by cursing the tree. In our everyday life, things are speaking to us. Our body can speak to us, our finances can speak to us, other people, and different situations can speak to us. The question is, how are we going to respond? The way we respond, what we say, is very important. No matter what situation we face, we need to respond in faith with God's Word, and not with our feelings, opinions, or other ideas.
In response Jesus said to it, "Let no one eat fruit from you ever again." And His disciples heard it."
Mark 11:13-14 (NKJV)
Normally when you are in a conversation with someone, you and the other person will be talking back and forth, with one of you speaking and then the other person responding. It would not be a conversation if only one person spoke, and it would be strange for someone to speak to another person and the second person never said anything. Usually, when someone talks to you, you then give a response. In fact, if you did not respond to something that was said, then it could be implied that you agree with what was said.
Many Christians know the story of Jesus and the fig tree and how Jesus came to the fig tree but did not find any figs. The fig tree had leaves, which would normally indicate that there were also figs on the tree, but there were no figs. As it says in Mark 11:14, Jesus responded to the fig tree and He said something. The word used here for respond is translated as answer in other translations of the Bible, and this word can mean to answer a question or to speak after something else is said.
In Mark 11, Jesus came to the fig tree that had leaves but no figs. You could say it this way, the tree spoke by having leaves but no figs, and Jesus responded by cursing the tree. In our everyday life, things are speaking to us. Our body can speak to us, our finances can speak to us, other people, and different situations can speak to us. The question is, how are we going to respond? The way we respond, what we say, is very important. No matter what situation we face, we need to respond in faith with God's Word, and not with our feelings, opinions, or other ideas.
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