Figgy Pudding?

Here's a Christmas question for you. Just what is figgy pudding and why on earth would we all want to eat some this Christmas? It sounds disgusting!

Apparently this is a picture of figgy pudding. I have no idea what it should look like or what it even tastes like. I just remember Peter, Paul and Mary singing about it and that they all wanted some.

Apparently Jesus wants some too. That was my take-away from the sermon I heard at church on Sunday. Our pastor was talking about being a watchman and how we will see signs of Jesus return for His church. He mentioned Jesus cursing the fig tree because it wasn't producing any fruit.

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near." - Mark 13:28

Jesus was talking with His disciples about the end of the age and what the signs of His coming would be. There is nothing we Christians want more than His coming return to earth. That is why we wait so impatiently, longing for a sign of that coming.

In the song We Wish You A Merry Christmas there is a line in one of the verses that is very prophetic. If we are to be looking for signs prior to Jesus' return, "We won't go until we get some" suddenly has incredible Biblical meaning, and it's totally true!

There is another parable of Jesus cursing the fig tree. Whether the fig tree represents Israel, God's people, or us Christians, either way I think God wants us to bear fruit.

"Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered." - Mathew 21:18-22

The moral of the story? Bear fruit! I think what that means is we should do more than just go to church on Sunday. We should always be bearing the fruit of our faith. We never know when Jesus might be coming by, and it simply is not a good thing to be cursed by God, wither, then die.

Be fruitful this Christmas! And always be fruitful!! He is drawing near!

We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Peter, Paul and Mary
Why Did Jesus Curse The Fig Tree?