ListenDaily - 05 June 2009: Much?
“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. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. John 15:1-8 NKJV (find any passage at www.Biblegateway.org)
"He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit..."
I have a few questions that I will spend the weekend asking myself, and will ask you to do the same.
Am I producing "much fruit"?
What does "much fruit" even look like"?
What is the fruit?
Remembering that Paul taught in his letter to the Galatians that the fruit of the Spirit is "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." I am not saying this is the full extent of what Jesus meant, but it is a Scripturally consistent place to start.
It's also important to remember that fruit grows, it does not just pop out. It matures. It ripens. It is usable. It reproduces.
Let us spend a few days searching our hearts, looking at our lives, and trying to determine if we are abiding in the Vine. If we are, we should see fruit.
Much fruit.
Abide.
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Questions to ask yourself:
1.Am I producing "much fruit"? 2. What does "much fruit" even look like"? 3.What is the fruit?
INTERESTING THOUGHTS:
"Anyone can tell how many seeds are in an apple;
no one knows how many apples are in a seed."
Unknown
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