81 Jesus Answers with a Question

Mark 11:20-33; Matthew 21:18-32; Luke 20:1-8, TBC Book Two, Chapter 81
Once again Jesus and his disciples rose early and left Bethany to head for Jerusalem. They traveled the same way as they did the day before. And as they passed near the fig tree, Peter stopped suddenly. “Rabbi,” he shouted, “look! Remember the fig tree that you cursed yesterday? Look at its leaves. It’s dead!”

“If you have faith in God, Peter, you could turn to this mountain and say, ‘Throw yourself into the sea,’ and if you really believed it would happen, it would.”

Jesus now spoke to all of them. “Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that God has given it to you and he will. But examine yourself first. If you have a grudge against someone, forgive that person. Then your Father in heaven will also forgive you of your sins.”

They soon reached Jerusalem and entered the temple area. News had spread about Jesus driving out the merchants from the temple courts. Many of the Jewish leaders were there waiting to speak to Jesus as he entered the courtyard. The chief priests, teachers of the Law, and even the elders had all gathered together to confront him.

“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the authority to do all this?”

“I have a question for you first,” Jesus said. . . .

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 81, for the rest of the story.)
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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: John the Baptist performed no miracles but paved the way for the greatest miracle of all—lives changed by Jesus Christ.
     A promise to cling to: “Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.’ ” Matthew 21:31-32 NIV
     A praise to fill you: Could It Be  Michael Card     [Can skip ad after firs 5 seconds]

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