Thursday, October 19, 2006

Bearing Fruit! Or Being Burned?

I was reading in Genesis today that God had created fruit trees to bear fruit for mankind to eat. When God created these trees he said for them to bear fruit after their own kind. Genesis;1:12(And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.)

Now we also produce fruit according to our kind. You are probably saying that this guy is losing his mind. But what does God's word say about fruit. If you plant a fruit bearing tree, you expect to someday get fruit from that tree. If you sow wheat you expect to harvest wheat. OK, the Bible says in Galatians;6:7-8(Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.)

So now we see that if you set your mind on sowing to your flesh, you are going to reap destruction. The flesh and the Spirit are in opposition to one another. Galatians;5:16-17(But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.)

[Deeds Of The Flesh]
Galatians;5:19-21(Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outburst of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.) Now that is a straight forward warning about the consequences of doing these things.

[Fruit Of The Spirit}
Galatians;5:22-23(But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.) These are the fruits we want to bear. You might say I wish I could have these fruits, but I don't. How do I get them? When you ask Jesus into your life, God give you the Holy Spirit in your life. Then you will start to bear this fruit.
Galatians;5:25(If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.)

[Jesus Is The Vine]
Now fruit grows on a vine or a branch.
John;5:1(I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.)
John;5:5(I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.) So if we want to bear fruit, we have to do his will.
John:5:10(If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.)
John;5:8(My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.)

[Tares among the Wheat]
Matthew;13:37-39(And He said; "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, and the field is the world; and as for the good seed; these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.)

[Conseqences of not abiding]
John;5:6(If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.) Pretty scary isn't it?
Revelation;20:15(And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.)

So we need to abide in Jesus, and obey His commandments. We need to confess we are a sinner, and ask for forgiveness, and ask Him into our life. It's the only way.
John;14:6(Jesus said to him,"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.) So you aren't going to work your way in, you can't buy your way in and your not going to sneak in. It's Free! It's A Gift From God!
Ephesians;2:8(For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God.)
So if we live our life to please Jesus and do His will, we will abide in Him and He will abide in us, and then we will be able to bear fruit.

God Bless You!

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