It is “The Fig Tree Season”- Fruitfulness in season and out of season
Last week as my husband was praying he clearly heard the Lord highlight the word “it’s the fig tree season”. He didn’t really understand much at the time, but he came to me and said let’s pray and seek revelation and ask the Lord what he is trying to tell us about the fig tree. I took this word and ran with it into the presence of God, and I said Lord what is it with the fig tree season. The first thing that came to mind was that the fig tree was the third tree which was mentioned in the garden, and it was used by Adam and Eve to cover up their nakedness because it has large leaves. At that time I decided to read the account in Mark 11:12-14 “The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so He went over to see if He could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. Then Jesus said to the tree, “May no one ever eat your fruit again!” And the disciples heard him say it.”
Reading this I became more confused. I asked myself why would Jesus curse the fig tree when it wasn’t even time for figs?. So I decided to do some more research about things and what I found out astonished me.
I found that fig trees bring forth two seasons of harvest. The first one starts in early summer and the second one which is called the chief harvest begins in the mid autumn. Another interesting fact was that unlike other trees, fig leaves and figs grow at the same time. So if a tree is covered in fig leaves it should have fruits as fig trees don’t have blossoms.
Interestingly it was the time of spring and while it was too early for figs to be out at that time, yet the tree was in full leaves! Therefore, it looked like it was bearing fruits out of season. The reason Jesus cursed it, was because it was meant to have the fruit but it did not. He expected to eat from it but it was barren!! It was deceiving the people around it as the leaves were telling a different story to what it was bearing. It had leaves meaning that it should have had fruit. But this tree didn’t and when the disciples saw that the tree withered and died they were shocked. And Jesus said to them “ tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.” Mark 11:24.
While many read this text and believe that it was about prayer and authority the Lord was revealing a deep prophetic revelation. He was highlighting to me that it is possible to bear fruit even out of season. And I heard the Lord say my people, my remnant Church, my bride will bear fruit out of season. I heard the Lord say this is different to Psalm one which says that “ those who delight in the Lord are like trees planted along the riverbank bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.” Psalms 1:3. Those Types of trees bear the fruit in season, they follow the natural law and principles of agriculture. But the Lord is raising up a generation which will be fruit in season and out of season. At that moment I was reminded of Ezekiel 47,
Ezekiel 47:12 NLT
“Fruit trees of all kinds will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, for they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing.”
This put so much excitement in my heart as I heard God say “I am removing everything that’s covering up the fruit”. You will be fruitful in season and out of season. The Lord said “this is my expectation from you, for I’m the One who Will make you fruitful. I’m the One who planted you in my Kingdom and I’m the One who is responsible for your fruitfulness but you need to surrender to the pruning that I will do. For every branch that is pruned, it will produce more fruit. Every time you sacrifice yourself, time, resources and finances I will bring more fruit in those areas”. I also heard Him say “in the pruning, every tree with leaves only in your mind, soul, life will shrivel as you need to curse it. This will make room for fruitful trees to grow and bring much fruit.
You will be bearing fruit continuously!! For The source of this fruit is the river of my Holy Spirit that is within you. So get ready to curse every fruitless tree, disappointments, doubts, fears, insecurities, and anything that is not bearing fruit, say be cast into the sea and whatever you declare in your prayer believing you will receive.
