Bear Much Fruit

      But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22.              

                  God expects us to bear fruits in all seasons. A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down’ ” - Luke 13:6-9. And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again” - Mark 11:13,14.    

                   We are chosen and appointed by God to bear fruits in our life. You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit - John 15:16.  We need to abide in God to bear much fruit. I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 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. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing - John 15:1-5.           

                 God's will for us is that all should come to repentance and no one should perish. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance - 2 Peter 3:9. It is only by the mercies of the the Lord we are not consumed and God had given us another year to see if we bear fruits. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not - Lamentations 3:22. Let us overflow in love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control and bear much fruits. 

                                                                               

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for choosing us to bear fruits. Help us to abide in You and bear much fruit. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.