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(James 3:1–10; Mark 11:11–23) The Lord took away the blessing from the fig tree, which was rich in leaves but had no fruit, and it dried up. This is a lesson in action. This fig tree refers to people who appear to be serviceable, but in essence are unworthy of approval. Who are they? Those who talk eloquently about faith, but do not have faith themselves, keep only the objects of faith in their minds. And those are those who, in their external behavior, are correct, but in their feelings and dispositions are very faulty, and they do things in good order only until it is impossible to hide the faults in them, and when they can, they do not do them. For example, he gives alms when someone asks in public, but if you ask in private, he will scold you. He goes to church to pray to God, and prays in front of everyone, and prays at home, so as not to disgrace himself in front of his family. But as soon as he’s alone, he won’t even cross his forehead. She has no idea about mental and heartfelt turning to God. Let us pray that God will not allow us to be like this. For then we cannot escape the judgment pronounced on the fig tree. You might be interested in: