BE FRUITFUL
Memorise: And God blessed
them, and God said unto them, be faithful, and multiply, and replenish the
earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the
fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:28
In Genesis 1:28, “Be fruitful” is presented both as a
commandment and a blessing. The blessings that God bestowed on humanity in this
passage can therefore be regarded as the source from which the human race has
flourished. This passage also defines a very important principle of life:
fruitfulness comes before multiplication. A person that is fruitful will
automatically multiply and anyone that refuses to be fruitful will never
multiply. This theme is repeated about seven times in the book of Genesis alone
(9:1, 9:7, 17:20, 28:3, 35:11 & 48:4) to emphasise the significance of this
divine principle. Now, since the Lord has spoken and His promises are yea and
Amen, why then do we have people that are barren and unfruitful? The answer is
in John 15:4-5, it says:
“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. 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.”
For any branch of the vine to be barren or unfruitful,
it must either be sick or detached from the vine. It is possible for the branch
to be sick according to Psalm 107:17:
“Fools because of their
transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.”
Thank God for
Psalm 107:20 which states the remedy:
He sent his word, and healed
them, and delivered them from their destructions.”
John 1:14 confirms Jesus as the word that was sent,
while John 6:51 says that eating the Word of God gives you access to everything
you need for healing and deliverance. I therefore decree into your life, that
as you read and meditate on the word of God form this moment, you will receive
the power to live above sickness, bondage, poverty, failure and death in Jesus’
Name.
Furthermore, it is possible for a branch to be
detached from vine, making it impossible for the fluid of life that flows from
the vine to reach the branch. Such a detached branch will not only find it
impossible to bear fruit, it is also stands the risk of dying off. As a result,
I admonish you to accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour today, connect yourself
with the source of life and begin to bear fruit in abundance in Jesus Name.
Prayer point: Father, please
help me to remain connected to you so that all your blessings embedded in
Genesis 1:28 will be my portion forever in Jesus’ Name.
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