18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered. 20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked. 21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” (Matthew 21:18-22)
Here we see that the Lord Jesus said a word, the fig tree with leaves got withered. The disciples were amazed, and the Lord Jesus said: If you have faith and do not doubt, you can not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. Here we see the importance of prayer, importance of prayer with faith. Moving the mountain to the sea is God’s work, not man’s work. What man does is prayer, prayer with faith. Here we see that the prayer is very important.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. (John 1:1-3)
The Word here is the Lord Jesus, the Lord Jesus is the Word of God, the embodiment of God’s Word, He is the Son of God, He was with God in the beginning, and all things were made through him. So he said a word, and the fig tree withered, and he says a word and the mountain will be moved into the sea. The Lord Jesus said that if we have faith, we can do the same thing through prayer. I have seen many testimonies people praying to the Lord, the Lord heal the sick and the Lord answers other prayers. I have also personal experience the Lord answering my prayers. Thank the Lord!
May God bless you and your family!
