BE FRUITFUL
Memories: Thou shalt be blessed above
all not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. Deuteronomy
7:14
Read: Genesis 1:26-28, Bible in one
year; Isaiah 3:1-6:7, Acts 2:1-28
When the Lord spoke to man in Genesis
1:28 to be faithful and to multiply, He was not giving a piece of advice.
Rather, He was issuing a decree that must be established. Failure to bear fruit
directly contradicts divine law or decree. I pray for someone using this
devotional, that the Lord will cause you to experience all-round fruitfulness
this year in Jesus’ Name. It is wonderful to note that God is not only
interested in your spiritual fruitfulness but also in your physical and
material fruitfulness. God is not happy when we do not live in divine
prosperity, because it is His uttermost desire that His children live a daily
life of fruitfulness and increase (Deuteronomy 7:14)
What other types of fruit is the
Almighty God expecting from us? They type of fruit God expects depends on your
spiritual level of maturity. For example, a person who has not given his life
to Christ in the real sense of it needs to bear the fruit of repentance. The
Bible says,
“But
when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said
unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath
to come? Being forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:”
Matthew
3:7-8
Moreover, for a user of this devotional
who is already saved by grace, there are two categories of fruit you must
endeavour to bear this year. These are: the fruit of the Spirit, such as love,
longsuffering, gentleness, etc (Galatians 5:22-23), and the fruit of souls. It
is very dangerous for a child of God not to be fruitful, because Jesus Christ
said:
“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.”
John
15:2
I pray that you will not be cut away
from Christ because of fruitfulness in Jesus’ Name. One advantage of
soul-winning is answered prayers (John 15:16). The Lord has spared your life up
till now, hoping to see you bear fruit. My prayer is that God will not be
disappointed in you this year again, and that He will answer your prayers
speedily in Jesus’ Name.
Action Point
Determine to live for Jesus Christ. Be a
passionate soul-winner this year, and you will see how faithful God is to His
promise of answering your prayer.
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