Walk Away

Mark 11:12-25New International Version (NIV)

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts

¹² The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. ¹³ Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. ¹⁴ Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.


Jesus was outside of Bethany when he cursed the fig tree.  Then Jesus walked two miles to Jerusalem to drive the charlatans out of the church.  Then the next day, he walked two miles back to Bethany and his disciples saw the fig tree that had been cursed the day before.  All Jesus did was drop the word and keep going.  I have a habit of wanting to stand around to make sure God's word works.  I have learned that I don't have to do that. You don't have to stand over his word to see if it works.  One of the hardest things to do is to simply leave the word and walk away. You pray for healing and then go about the rest of your life.  You quote the scripture and then leave the word to do the work.  Meanwhile, you keep on working.  You keep on praying.  You keep on keeping on and when you come back to the fig tree on your way to do something else...................it will be withered.