I love that as I read the account of the Triumphal entry into Jerusalem, two different accounts tell about Jesus cursing a fig tree so that it withers. I have often wondered what the significance of this event was. Why did Jesus even take the time to curse the fig tree? Since I believe that nothing is in the scriptures by accident, and Jesus was intentional. Jesus had a reason for everything he did. Then, what did Jesus want his disciples to learn? Well, I believe that Jesus, knowing that he was going to leave them, wanted them to know how powerful just a little faith could be. Maybe he wanted them to see firsthand what faith could do. He knew that they would need to rely on faith once he was gone and he wanted to give them a picture of what faith could do. He knew that they would face many obstacles and he wanted them to be strong and set their sights high on the impossible. Maybe, looking down though the ages he knew that we would need a picture of what we are capable of