Sometimes what you expect is not what you get. You come to a situation that promises one thing, but you find another altogether. Monday of Passion Week proved that way for Jesus.

(Photo: Fig tree in Israel. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
After His Triumphal Entry on the colt, Jesus entered the Temple area in Jerusalem and found the Court of the Gentiles—the area for Gentiles to worship God—filled with markets and moneychangers.
The next day, Monday, Jesus returned to Jerusalem along the same road He had traveled before. He saw a fig tree in leaf, which typically indicated that it would have unripe figs to eat. But the tree offered only leaves.
No fruit for breakfast. So Jesus cursed the tree. His disciples heard Him.
We should hear Him too.
Jesus’ words indicate what He is looking for in our lives.
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