TODAY MEDITATE ON: MARK 11:21–23 And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.” So Jesus answered and saidto them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removedand be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believesthat those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” - Mark 11:21–23 MOVE YOUR MOUNTAINS Like many believers, you may have heard the teaching on mountain-movingfaith based on Mark 11:22–23. I don’t know about you, but it always intrigued me: Why did Jesus curse the fig tree before He taught on mountain-movingfaith? One day, the Holy Spirit opened my eyes. The first time fig leaves are mentioned in the Bible, they speak of self-righteousness—after Adam sinned, he covered himself with fig leaves. Adam’s covering was a bloodless one, and without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins (Hebrews 9:22). That’s why God had to clothe him with animal skin instead, which meant the shedding of innocent blood. One speaks of righteousnessby works, while the other speaks of righteousness by the shed bloodof the Lamb. So the fig tree here is a picture of self-righteousness. And what Jesuswas saying is that before your faithcan flow like a river, you have to curse (or get rid of) self-righteousness in your life and embrace His gift of righteousness! Beloved, keep believing, meditating on and declaring that you are righteous in Christ apart from your works. This revelation iswhat causes faith for every breakthrough you need to rise effortlessly in your heart, and the mountains in your life to move!
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