BEARING FRUIT
Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
Matthew 7:17
As born-again believers we ought to bear fruit. The world
will know us by our fruit that we are Christians and not by our mere
confession. There has to be a distinct difference between a believer and
someone who is an unbeliever.
We are in the world but not of the world. In the book of
Acts, the disciples were called Christians because they were Christ-like, they
were identified with Christ. Therefore, Christianity is a lifestyle.
And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was
that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many
people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
Acts 11:26
There are two kinds of Christians, a carnal Christian and a
spiritual Christian. A carnal Christian is a natural man and he is ruled by the
senses. The Bible says that a carnal Christian is a babe in Christ. The
spiritual Christian is a growing Christian who bears fruit. This is a more
mature believer and you will know him or her by the fruit of the Spirit.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
Every Christian can grow and bear fruit. All that he or she
has to do is spend time with Jesus and he or she will be fruitful and
productive. The more you spend time with Jesus the more you bear fruit.
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit
of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in
Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him,
bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
John 15:4-5
Thought of the day: The more I spend time with Jesus, the
more I bear fruit.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You that I can be fruitful
and productive. Thank You that as I spend time in the Word and prayer, I bear
fruit, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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