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.(Matthew 21:19)(KJV)
A little research says fig trees were planted by the road side often. And in Palestine some fig trees were found to bear fruit for 10 out of 12 months! It seems certain trees that grow out of rocks won't have leaves or fruit in certain months which might be one such that Jesus saw. A tree was barren but Jesus expected it to bear fruit! We read in MarK 11 that it wasn't time for figs yet Jesus has expectations for it. Jesus sees each of us as trees capable of bearing fruit. Let be sensitive to our call and do not be blind and hard in Christ or we might be uprooted !!!
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