OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Friday
March 18th 2016
TOPIC: FRUIT BEARING
CHRISTIAN?
Memorize: The fruit of
the righteous is a tree of life, and he that winneth souls is
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
abides 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.
Bible in one year: Joshua
23:24, Job 38:25-38
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 to prayerfully identify people we can bring to the knowledge of Christ.
Prayer Point
Father, help me to be a fruit
bearing vessel in Your hand.
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