“And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours..” Mark 11:22-24 (ESV)
This is Passion Week leading to Easter Sunday and we are still thinking of the events that happened in the life of our Lord just before he died on the cross for us. Many events of those few days are recorded in the Bible and much of what Jesus taught that week is recorded. We are looking at one found in the Gospel of Mark. It was Monday morning that Jesus looked for fruit on a fig tree as he left Bethany to go into the City of Jerusalem. There was no fruit so Jesus said there would never again be any fruit on that tree. The next day, on Tuesday they were passing that way again when Peter noticed that the fig tree was all withered he was astounded and he mentioned it. Our verses today have Jesus' reply as he teaches the disciples about the power of real faith without doubt. Jesus was anxious to have followers who truly believed in God and who expect God to answer their prayers. Let's keep his promise and pray with faith believing.
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