OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-FRIDAY-18/03/2016-FRUIT BEARING CHRISTIAN-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
FRUIT BEARING CHRISTIAN?
Memorise
The fruit of the righteous is a tree
of life and he that winneth souls is
Wise. Proverbs 11:30
Read
John 15:1-7,
1 I am the true vine, and my
Father is the husbandman.
2 Every
branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that
beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3 Now
ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4 Abide
in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide
in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5 I am
the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6 If a
man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men
gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
7 If ye
abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall
be done unto you.
KJV
MESSAGE
Jesus is the true source from
which anyone can receive spiritual and physical sustenance. It is only in
Christ Jesus that we can find peace. Fruitfulness and the essence of life. It is
by staying connected to Him that we can produce fruits. This is why we need to
allow God to work in us so that we can be productive in every aspect of our
lives. As we show an attitude of total obedience to God by bringing our lives
into conformity with what His Word says, we begin to bear fruits that are
profitable to God. To bear fruit in the vineyard of God therefore, there is a
need to allow the Word of God to permeate every aspect of our behaviour; it is
until then that our behaviour will begin to affect the lives of others.
Anyone who
chooses to bear fruits will eventually be happy that he did so, because in the
time of harvest, he will be the first partaker of the products of his wise
decision. However, when you fail to be fruitful in whatever the Lord has kept
in your trust, there is no way you can be blessed, and if you are not blessed,
there is no way you can increase. There are people who give so many excuses for
not bearing fruits. They complain about what others have and ignore what the
Lord has blessed them with. They focus on the exploits of others and ignore
their own vineyard. You can determine how far you want to go in life by the
fruits you bear today. This is the reason why you should not be weary in
bearing good fruits.
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap,
if we faint not”
Galatians 6:9
The truth of
the matter is that whenever God entrusts a duty to your care and you handle it
carelessly, you do not only short-change yourself, you are also telling God
that you are not capable of making success out of that opportunity He has given
to you. This is why I am so passionate about soul winning, because I know the
wisdom involved in looking for those that have been tagged vagabonds and
prodigals and bring them back through grace to the Father. The greatest thing
you can give to anyone is not money but salvation, because this is what
guarantees other things. We have prayerfully identified people we can bring to
the knowledge of Christ.
Prayer Point
Father, help me to be a fruit bearing vessel in your hand.
Bible in one year
Joshua 23:24, Job 38:25-38
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