Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours **

 Mark 11:12-26

Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.

On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’'

The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

Why?

Even though this is not the season to get the fruit of the fig tree, but that time there should have been some taqshs, Jesus saw it so it is impossible has figs can get.

Pray to the Lord need faith, if no faith the prayer won't be listened to. Because we believe in the Lord through Jesus, so we pray to the Lord, God is our Lord, and we are his servants/

Forgive others so the Lord in heaven forgives our sins either. This is the love!

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潔淨聖殿，指出猶太人的錯誤

無花果樹：這樹還沒有預備好，耶穌要吃，雖然有理由，這是沒有做好預備的結果！雖然不是盛產的季節，至少有些零星果子，這樹完全沒有，只有葉子，看來很茂盛，卻沒有實質功能，植物結果子是為了給人吃，長葉子只是為壯大自己、造就自己。所以這樹就沒有機會服事人了！

聖殿僅有外表，失去功能。在聖殿做買賣，雖然提供奉獻者方便，卻也是謀取祭司自己的利益，這和無花果樹一樣，虛有其表，沒有生命可言。透過無花果的事及聖殿做買賣，指出猶太人虛有外表，沒有實質信仰！信服神才是解決的方法！靠主的恩典，跨過這些攔阻！一個信主的人，他不會亂禱告，而是按神的心意禱告，神必成就！饒恕人是我給人恩典，同樣神也給我恩典！

愈投入教會，投入活動，愈忙，很容易讓我們失去親近神！活動的目的在使人親近神、認識神！

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How?

Faith and love others, especially the enemy is difficult, but for Jesus loves us even lost his life, So we have to follow his way to love others.