What’s the Buzz ~ Holy Week 2018 ~ Fig Trees and Pretense

Greetings Dear Reader,

When Jesus comes upon a fig tree in full leaf, he rightly assumes that is has fruit even though it is not fig fruit season.  The tree is telling everyone that it has fruit.  It is “acting” as if it has the thing it is supposed to produce.

Jesus condemns the tree.  It dies.  He uses the lesson to teach his followers faith.  It is significant for so many reasons but the fact that he seizes on faith and forgiveness matters.  He knows that the tree has no fruit.  He knows that the faith of his followers will be tested.  He knows that they will have need to forgive in so many ways.

If we hold out that we follow Christ and do not have faith and forgive then we are only holding a pretense.  We are showing that we are something we are not.  It is putting out the leaves without having the figs. 

When I fail to forgive and fail to live by faith I am only pretending to follow Christ.  I am only making a pretense of embracing the love and compassion of the Father.  As I move toward the cross and the resurrection I move toward a place where I need forgiveness.  I must also forgive and have faith that doing so will be the right path.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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